nith in Middle English

IPA: /niːθ/ Forms: nithe [alternative], niþ [alternative], nuþ [alternative], nyth [alternative], nyþe [alternative], nið [alternative, Early-Middle-English], nuð [alternative, Early-Middle-English] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Inherited from Old English nīþ (“envy, hatred, affliction”), from Proto-West Germanic *nīþ, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą, from Proto-Indo-European *neyH- (“to be angry”). Cognate with Dutch nijd (“envy”), German Neid (“envy, jealousy”), regional Swedish nid (“hatred, envy”), Icelandic níð (“hatred, envy”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|nīþ||envy, hatred, affliction|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English nīþ (“envy, hatred, affliction”), {{inh+|enm|ang|nīþ|t=envy, hatred, affliction}} Inherited from Old English nīþ (“envy, hatred, affliction”), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*nīþ}} Proto-West Germanic *nīþ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*nīþą}} Proto-Germanic *nīþą, {{der|enm|ine-pro|*neyH-|t=to be angry}} Proto-Indo-European *neyH- (“to be angry”), {{cog|nl|nijd|t=envy}} Dutch nijd (“envy”), {{cog|de|Neid|t=envy, jealousy}} German Neid (“envy, jealousy”), {{cog|sv|nid|t=hatred, envy}} Swedish nid (“hatred, envy”), {{cog|is|níð|t=hatred, envy}} Icelandic níð (“hatred, envy”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} nith, {{enm-noun|-|dative=nithe}} nith (uncountable), {{tlb|enm|poetic}} (poetic)

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"nith" meaning in Middle English

Noun

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