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1. † again-saw, n. View full entry a1400

...Igain-saue Igain sawe may thar nan be Of thing that alle men ma...

2. † aliry, adv. View full entry c1390

...d gebedum þæs ðe swiðor þe heo nan ðing elles don ne mihte.Alternatively,...

3. alleluia, int. and n. View full entry eOE

... on leden Laudate dominum, and nan gereord nis swa healic swa e...

4. Annamese, adj. and n. View full entry 1824

...Chinese ān peaceful, safe, and nán south). Compare Chinese ānnán...

5. be, v. View full entry eOE

... Ser. Royal 1997 xx. 339 Ne bepæce nan man hine sylfne swa ðæt he s...

6. † done, adj.2 View full entry c1330

...inge cysan... Ne wurþe gecoræn nan , na to swa gedonan ðingan ge...

7. † drunken, v.1 View full entry c950

...nan, a neuter-passive verb in - nan derived from past participle...

8. 'emself, pron. View full entry eOE

...le fornumene, þæt hi ne mihton nan þingc heoras selfos geweldon...

9. -en, suffix5 View full entry

...Gothic make the infinitive in - nan , and the past tense in -ôda;...

10. epicene, adj. and n. View full entry c1450

...forðan ðe on ðisum dæle ne bið nan commvne dvvm genervm, þæt is...

11. † hele, n. View full entry OE

...r unrihtre feohgyrnesse, ne ic nan soðre nat.1225 OE Wulfstan Institutes...

12. Henan, n. View full entry 1880

...in Wade-Giles transcription Ho- nan ) Hé the Yellow River + nán south,...

13. hisself, pron. View full entry 1389

...yþyng ouersoe nouþer Bissop ne nan oþer man boten lokewo ysself...

14. naan, n. View full entry 1828

...from Urdu. Etymon: Urdu nān. Urdu nān bread, loaf Persian nān in the...

15. nan, n.1 View full entry 1670

...ymon: proper name Nan. Probably Nan , pet form of the female forenames...

16. nan, n.2 View full entry 1940

...nd nanny The reduplicated forms nan -nan, nannan, are also occasionally...

17. nancy, n. and adj. View full entry 1819

...A. 2 perhaps after Miss Nancy, nan ; compare earlier molly slang....

18. nancy boy, n. View full entry 1927

...nancy, boy nancy + boy Compare nan -boynan 1. slang ( derogatory)....

19. Nancy Dawson, n. View full entry 1766

...development of sense 2 compare nan , molly, and also the followi...

20. Nanga, n.2 and adj. View full entry 1910

...Chinese nánzōnghuà (17th cent.) nán south + zōng sect, faction, school...

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