nefne, näfne, nemne (orig. from ne-gif-ne): 1) subj.: a) with depend. clause = _unless_: nefne him witig god wyrd forstôde (_if fate, the wise God, had not prevented him_), 1057; nefne god sylfa ... sealde (_unless God himself_, etc.), 3055; näfne him his wlite leóge (MS. næfre) (_unless his face belie him_), 250; näfne he wäs mâra (_except that he was huger_), 1354; nemne him heaðo-byrne helpe ge-fremede, 1553; so, 2655.--b) w. follow. substantive = _except, save, only_: nefne sin-freá (_except the husband_), 1935; ic lyt hafo heáfod-mâga nefne Hygelâc þec (_have no near kin but thee_), 2152; nis þät eówer (gen. pl.) sîð ... nefne mîn ânes, 2534.--2) Prep. with dat., _except_: nemne feáum ânum, 1082. ge-nehost. See ge-neahhe. nelle, from ne-wille (_I will not_). See willan. nemnan, w. v. w. acc.: 1) _to name, call_: pres. pl. þone yldestan oret-mecgas Beówulf nemnað (_the warriors call the most distinguished one Beówulf_), 364; so inf. nemnan, 2024; pret. pl. nemdon, 1355.--2) _to address_, as in be-nemnan, _to pronounce solemnly, put under a spell_: pret. sg. Fin Hengeste ... âðum be-nemde þät (_asserted, promised under oath that_ ...), 1098; pret. pl. swâ hit ôð dômes däg diópe benemdon þeódnas mære (_put under a curse_), 3070. nemne. See nefne. nerian, ge-nerian, w. v., _to save, rescue, liberate_: pres. sg. Wyrd oft nereð unfægne eorl, 573; pret. part. häfde ... sele Hrôðgâres ge-nered wið nîðe (_saved from hostility_), 828. ge-nesan, st. v.: 1) intrans., _to remain over, be preserved_: pret. sg. hrôf âna genäs ealles ansund (_the roof alone was quite sound_), 1000.--2) w. acc., _to endure successfully, survive, escape from_: pret. sg. se þâ säcce ge-näs, 1978; fela ic ... gûð-ræsa ge-näs, 2427; pret. part. swâ he nîða gehwane genesen häfde, 2398. net, st. n., _net_: in comp. breóst-, here-, hring-, inwit-, searo-net. nêdla, w. m., _dire necessity, distress_: in comp. þreá-nêdla. nêðan (G. nanþjan), w. v., _to venture, undertake boldly_: pres. part. nearo nêðende (_encountering peril_), 2351; pret. pl. þær git ... on deóp water aldrum nêðdon (_where ye two risked your lives in the deep water_), 510; so, 538. ge-nêðan, the same: inf. ne dorste under ýða gewin aldre ge-nêðan, 1470. With depend. clause: nænig þät dorste genêðan þät (_none durst undertake to_ ...), 1934; pret. sg. he under hârne stân âna genêðde frêcne dæde (_he risked alone the bold deed, venturing under the grey rock_), 889; (ic) wîge under wätere weorc genêðde earfoð-lîce (_I with difficulty stood the work under the water in battle_, i.e. could hardly win the victory), 1657; ic genêðde fela gûða (_ventured on, risked, many contests_), 2512; pres. pl. (of majesty) we ... frêcne genêðdon eafoð uncûðes (_we have boldly risked, dared, the monster's power_), 961. nêh. See neáh. ge-neahhe, adv., _enough, sufficiently_, 784, 3153; superl. genehost brägd eorl Beówulfes ealde lâfe (_many an earl of B.'s_), 795.