The N section of Robert Cawdrey's 1604 dictionary A Table Alphabeticall.
Not content with a mere transcription, I have also translated Cawdrey's 400 year old English into modern E2 English, through a process involving the OED, much research and many educated guesses.
The main entries may appear in as many as five parts :
Original [Repaired] (Modern) <E2>
Original is exactly as it appears in Cawdrey.
Repaired swaps I with J, and U with V, as necessary for current alphabetic usage.
Modern gives the modern American spelling.
E2 removes plurals and verb endings and such, so it links to an existing node.
Each operation is performed on its left-hand neighbor. The results are omitted if nothing
changed. Only the rightmost word is hard-linked.
A leading (f) indicates French origin, a leading (g) indicates Greek origin.
Please msg me with any corrections or suggestions.
See Also
Main Entry,
Introduction,
A,
B,
C,
D,
E,
F,
G,
H,
I/J,
L,
M,
N,
O,
P,
Q,
R,
S,
T,
U/V
- NArration
- declaration, or report
- nationall (national)
- belonging, or consisting of a nation, or kingdome
- natiue [native]
- where one was borne, or naturall
- natiuitie [nativitie] (nativity)
- birth, or the day of birth
- nauigable [navigable]
- where ships may safely passe, or that may be sailed vpon
- nauigation [navigation]
- sayling, or passing by water
- (g) necromancie (necromancy)
- blacke art, or coniuring by calling vpon spirits
- nectar
- a pleasant drinke, which is feyned to be the drinke of the gods
- negatiue [negative]
- that denieth
- negotiation
- trafficke, or busines
- (g) neotericke (neoteric)
- one of late time
- (f) nevewe (nephew)
- a sonne or daughters sonne
- nerue [nerve]
- sinewe
- (f) nete (neat)
- fine
- neutrall (neutral), neuter
- of neither side
- (f) nice
- slow, laysie
- (g) nicholaitan (nicolaitan)
- an heretike, like Nicholas who helde that wiues should bee common to all alike
- nominate
- to name, or appoint
- (f) nonage
- a childs time, vnder age
- nonresidence
- vnnecessary and wilfull absence, of any one from his place or charge
- (f) nonsuite (nonsuit)
- not following, or the ending and giuing ouer of a suite
- notable
- worthy, meete to be regarded and esteemed
- notarie (notary)
- Scriuener, or register
- notifie (notify)
- to make knowne, or to giue warning of
- notion
- inwarde knowledge, or vnderstanding
- notorious
- knowne to all, or made plaine and manifest
- noyance
- hurt
- noysome <noy>
- hurtfull
- nullitie (nullity)
- nothing
- numeration
- numbring
- nuncupatory
- telling, or declaring any thing
- nuptiall (nuptial)
- belonging to marriage
- nutriment
- nourishment
See Also
Main Entry,
Introduction,
A,
B,
C,
D,
E,
F,
G,
H,
I/J,
L,
M,
N,
O,
P,
Q,
R,
S,
T,
U/V