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Old English · noun

niþgeteon

Part of speech
noun, neuter
IPA
/ˈniːθ.jeˌte͜oːn/
[ˈniːð.jeˌte͜oːn]
Syllables
ˈniːθ · je · ˌte͜oːn (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. an attack, malice with intent to wound or kill

    Sigor eft áhwearf of norþmonna níðgeteóne, æsctír wera.

    Victory after turning back the attack of the Northmen, battle-glory of the troop. (Cd. Th. 124, 24; Gen. 2067.)

Etymology

From nīþ (“strife, enmity, attack, war: evil, hatred, spite”) + ġetēon (“to draw, lead, incite, excite”).

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