Nonnette: f. A little Nunne. Mesange Nonnette. A little Titmouse, called the Nunne, because she seemes to weare a Nunne-like fillet about her head. Oye Nonnette. A Brigander. Pomme Nonnette. A kind of small apple thats quickly ripe, and rotten. Poule Nonnette. A little short henne.
Nonobstant. Notwithstanding, neuerthelesse, for all that.
Nonpourtant. Notwithstanding, neuerthelesse.
Non-prix: m. An vnder value, or vnder price; also, a verie small rate, poore value, low price.
Non valleur: f. A disabilitie, or defficiencie; a defect in worth, or want in value.
Non-valoir: m. as Non-valleur. Non-valoir d'estat. Looke Estat. Nopçage: m. Mariage, wedlocke; also, the making of mariage; also, a marying. Droict de nopçages. The fee due to Churchmen vpon mariages.
Nopces: f. A wedding, bridall, mariage. Qui faict nopces, & maison met le sien en abandon: Prov. Looke Abandon; or Maison. Tousiours ne sont pas nopces. A wedding day lasts not alwayes; iollitie, and good cheere continue not for euer.
Nopcier: m. ere: f. Nuptiall, bridall, of a wedding.
Nopcierement. By way of mariage.
Nopsage. as Nopçage. Nord: m. The North, or North-wind.
Nordest: m. A Northeast-wind.
Nore: f. The wife of a sonne, a daughter in law.
Normand: m. A Norman; one of Normandie; (in old time all robbers were called Normands, because the Normans had often rauaged, and ouerrun France.) Qui fit Normand il fit truand: Prov. Hee that made a Normand made a begger; (for that people, often fleeced by exactions, was woont to be none of the richest.)
Norrecquier: m. A chiefe shepheard, or heardsman, that ouersees, or looks vnto, diuers mens cattell.
North. as Nord. Nortoest. The North-west wind.
Nosocome: m. A spittle, or hospitall for the diseased.
Nossieurs. My maisters.
Nostradame: m. A cogger, foister, lyer; conie-catcher, cousener, imposter.
Nostre. Ours; our stuffe; belonging to vs. Ils sont des nostres. They be of our side. Rien n'est nostre qui ne soit en nous propre: Pro. No thing, which is not our own, can be said ours.
Not: m. A Southerne wind.
Notable: com. Notable, known, of mark, easie to be discerned; famous, renowmed; worthie, excellent.
Notablement. Notably; worthily, singulerly.
Notaire: m. A Notarie; a Scriuener, or Scribe, that onely takes notes, or makes a short draught, of cōtracts, obligations, or other Instruments: these notes he may deliuer vnto the parties that gaue him instructions, if they desire no more; but if they doe he must deliuer them vnto a Tabellion, who drawes them at large, ingrosses them in parchment, &c, and keeps a register of thē; but this is not generally obserued; for in some townes (& of late yeres in many) the Notaires are also Tabellions; And in former times the Kings Secretaries haue beene stiled, Notaires, & Secretaires du Roy.
Notaires Apostoliques. Are speciall Officers appoin-*
- ted by the Pope, to take Procurations for the resignation of Benefices, and to doe him some other the like seruices, within France. Notaires gardes-notes. Officers appointed within euerie Bailliage, and Siege Royal (by Edict Anno 1575) to receiue from the widows, or heirs of deceased Notaries all such notes, draughts, & Records of Instruments as they left behind them; Since that time all Notaries, and Tabellions haue beene, by another Edict, made Gardes-notes. Notairial: m. ale: f. Drawne by, or passed before, a Notarie; belonging to th' Office of a Notarie.
Notamment. Namely, especially, chiefly, principally.
Notariacon: m. The tricke, or iert of a Notaries penne which makes a letter serue for a sillable, or word; as &c for et cætera, and such like.
Note: f. A note; a marke, signe, token; a pricke, cypher, letter; also, a blot, spot, blemish, touch, aspersion, ill report; also, a note, or tune of Musicke; also, a short obseruation vpon. Changer de note. To alter the mind, purpose, or manner of speech; or, as we say, to turne ouer leafe. Il n'entend note. He conceiues no one iot, he vnderstands neuer a whit, of it.
Noté: m. ée: f. Noted, signed; marked, obserued; blotted, spotted, blemished, touched in credit.
Noter. To note, signe; marke, obserue, or make a short obseruation on; also, to blot, spot, blemish; defame, reproue, touch in credit.
Nothe: com. Bastard, adulterous; counterfeit.
Notice: f. Notice, knowledge, aduertisement, acquaintance, vnderstanding.
Notification: f. A notification, information, signification, aduertisement.
Notifié: m. ée: f. Notified, signified, vnto; aduertised, informed, of.
Notifier. To notifie, or signifie, vnto; to aduertise, informe, giue notice, of.
Notoire: com. Notorious, euident, well knowne, manifest, open, plaine.
Notoirement. Notoriously, manifestly, euidently, openly, that all the world may see, or know, it.
Notorieté: f. Notoriousnes, publication, manifestation.
Notte. as Note. Nou: m. A knot; also, the knob, or bunch of the throat; also, a veßell of stone like a Funt, holding water, wherin pots, and glasses, are set to coole.
Nou. À nou. Swimming, or, by swimming.
Noüageux: m. euse: f. Knottie, knobbie; full of knurs, bunches, ioynts.
Noüailleux. as Noüageux. Noüaine. Seeke Neufaine. Novale: f. A vine lately planted; a ground newly broken, or ploughed vp; land thats turned from wood, or wild, to be arable.
Novalité: f. Innouation; or a renewing. Novalitez. Nouelties, new things.
Novateur: m. An innouator; a forger of new things; also, a renewer of old ones.
Novation: f. An innouation; also, a renewing.
Nouë: f. A little low medow incompassed by, or lying so neere vnto, the water, that it is often subiect to inundations, & euer seemes afloat, and readie to swim; also, a gutter betweene two tiled roofes.
Noué: m. ée: f. Tied on, fastened with, a knot; also, all on knots.
Esguillette nouée. A charming of the codpeece that restrains a man frō the vse only of his owne wife, or woman; Looke Esguillette.
