-hnēopan v. [ā-h.] [cp. Goth. dishniupan]
[ hneoton] pret. pl. of [hnītan].
[ hneppian] (KGl) = [hnappian]
[ hnesce] (æ, i, y) soft, tender, mild, CP: weak, delicate, Æ: slack, negligent, CP: effeminate, wanton, Æ. [‘nesh’]
[ ±hnescian] to make soft, soften, Æ, CPs: become soft, give way, waver, CP, Lcd; ÆL. [‘nesh’]
[ hnesclic] soft, luxurious, effeminate, AO. adv. -līce softly, gently, tenderly, CP. [‘neshly’]
[ hnescnes] f. softness, weakness, effeminacy, CP, Lcd, MtL; Æ: soft part of anything. [‘neshness’]
hnexian (Æ) = [hnescian]