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N (fem)
necessity
Source:
https://bosworthtoller.com/23555
Attested
in
Bede's Death Song
(nēdfere)
,
Aelfric's Colloquy 3
(nēodþearf)
,
Aelfric's Colloquy 4
(nēodþearf)
Component of compounds
nēdfere
"unavoidable or necessary journey"
nēodþearf
"necessity-need"
Paradigms