Naked

A dream of sickness, poverty, affront, fatigue. Invariably ominous according to older interpreters. Modern students, however, attribute to it a totally different significance; holding it in some instances as a wish dream, in others as an erotic dream and again as a dream symbolizing freedom from social restraint. The theory of the subconscious and its warnings, etc., is, however, in accord with the older school, for the dream of nakedness might readily originate in fear, especially with women who habitually devote a large amount of thought to clothes.

Neck

A dream of power, honor, riches. Imperfections or ailments of the neck, however, prognosticate sickness (Artemidorus).

Necklace

A dream of riches and honor; if you break it, misfortune (Gypsy).

Nectar

Riches, honor, a long life (Gypsy). This was the drink of the ancient gods.

Need

A dream of need denotes wealth in store (Gypsy). The shrewd interpreter might easily augur that the anxiety that roused the dream would give birth to frugality, etc., that tend to accumulate wealth.

Needles

A dream of disputes and quarrels (Gypsy).

"Needles and pins! Needles and pins! When a man marries

etc.

Nest

Full of eggs a dream of profit and domestic happiness; success in love, etc.; broken eggs, or dead birds, distress and desolation (Gypsy).

Net

To dream of being entangled in denotes worry and a powerful enemy who is attempting to ensnare you (Gypsy).

Nettles

To dream of stinging yourself denotes striving to attain desire; in youth it augurs love that will risk all.

Newspaper

To dream of buying and selling denotes hard work and small profit. To read one, deception (Gypsy).

Night

To be suddenly overtaken by night, a sudden adversary. To walk on a dark night denotes grief, disappointment, loss. It is ominous to dream of night-birds, with the exception of the nightingale, which denotes joyful news to the dreamer, if a married woman, she will have children who will be great singers (Artemidorus). It is said that Jenny Lind's mother dreamed of a nightingale.

Night-Gown

To dream of wearing one denotes an honorable career; to dream of tearing it, hasty action (Gypsy).

Nightmare

To be ridden by a nightmare signifies that a woman shall suddenly marry; that a man shall be domineered over by a fool (Artemidorus).

Nobility

To dream of fraternizing with them, signifies social downfall (Gypsy).

Nose

To dream of a great, fair nose is fortunate, signifying subtlety, prominent acquaintances, great personages. Dreaming of a nose longer than ordinary promises wealth and power; two noses augur discord and quarrels; stopped up nose, deceit in the domestic circle (Artemidorus). The Egyptian priests believed that a wart on the nose indicated knowledge in proportion to the size of the wart (Churchward).

Nosegay

An unlucky dream prognosticating withered hopes (Artemidorus).

Numbers

Freud believes that numbers in a dream have certain symbolism of their own. The subject, however, is too exhaustive to be treated here.

Numbness

A dream indicating futile labor and discouragement.

Nun

See Abbot

Nurse

To dream of a nurse denotes sickness, sorrow and trouble (Gypsy).

Nuts

The kernels well-filled, a dream of riches, happiness and honors; shriveled kernels denote disappointment (Gypsy).

Nutmeg

To eat one is a dream of sickness; to grate one, victory despite obstacles (Gypsy).

Nut-Trees

To see nut-trees and to crack and eat their fruit signifies riches gathered at great pains. Hidden nuts denote the discovery of treasure (Artemidorus).