"nyfte" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈnift(ə)/ Forms: nyftes [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English nift, from Proto-West Germanic *nifti, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|nift|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English nift, {{inh+|enm|ang|nift}} Inherited from Old English nift, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*nifti}} Proto-West Germanic *nifti, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*niftiz}} Proto-Germanic *niftiz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} nyfte, {{enm-noun|nyftes}} nyfte (plural nyftes)
  1. A niece (female offspring of one's sibling) Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-nyfte-enm-noun--Sv5G4q9 Disambiguation of Female family members: 59 41
  2. (rare) A granddaughter (female offspring of one's offspring) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-nyfte-enm-noun-GSis39kZ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nift, nifte

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