"nift" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /nift/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*niftiz|t=niece, granddaughter}} Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece, granddaughter”), {{inh|ang|ine-pro|*néptih₂}} Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} nift f, {{ang-noun|f}} nift f Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-o-f|nift}}, {{ang-decl-noun|nift|nifta,nifte|nifte|nifta,nifte|nifte|nifta|nifte|niftum|num=|title=|type=strong ō-stem}} Forms: strong [table-tags], nift [nominative, singular], nifta [nominative, plural], nifte [nominative, plural], nifte [accusative, singular], nifta [accusative, plural], nifte [accusative, plural], nifte [genitive, singular], nifta [genitive, plural], nifte [dative, singular], niftum [dative, plural]
  1. niece Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-nift-ang-noun-y-YYEDa1 Disambiguation of Female family members: 90 9 1 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 78 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 71 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 15 15
  2. granddaughter Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nift-ang-noun-KFphURbd
  3. stepdaughter Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-nift-ang-noun-f0pZwO8T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bewīfmann, brōþordohtor, nefene, sweosterbearn Derived forms: ġenift

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ġenift"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "nyfte"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: nyfte, nift, nifte\nEnglish: nift (obsolete)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: nyfte, nift, nifte\nEnglish: nift (obsolete)"
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-decl-noun-o-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ō-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nift",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niftum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
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      "expansion": "nift f",
      "name": "ang-noun"
    }
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "nifte",
        "4": "nifta,nifte",
        "5": "nifte",
        "6": "nifta",
        "7": "nifte",
        "8": "niftum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong ō-stem"
      },
      "name": "ang-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "78 11 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "90 9 1",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Female family members",
          "orig": "ang:Female family members",
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            "Female people",
            "Family",
            "Female",
            "People",
            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "niece"
      ],
      "id": "en-nift-ang-noun-y-YYEDa1",
      "links": [
        [
          "niece",
          "niece"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "granddaughter"
      ],
      "id": "en-nift-ang-noun-KFphURbd",
      "links": [
        [
          "granddaughter",
          "granddaughter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stepdaughter"
      ],
      "id": "en-nift-ang-noun-f0pZwO8T",
      "links": [
        [
          "stepdaughter",
          "stepdaughter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nift/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bewīfmann"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "brōþordohtor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "nefene"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "sweosterbearn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nift"
}

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    "Old English feminine nouns",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English ō-stem nouns",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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  ],
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    {
      "word": "ġenift"
    }
  ],
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            "1": "enm",
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          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: nyfte, nift, nifte\nEnglish: nift (obsolete)"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *niftiz (“niece, granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂.",
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ang-decl-noun-o-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ō-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nift",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nifte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "niftum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "nifte",
        "4": "nifta,nifte",
        "5": "nifte",
        "6": "nifta",
        "7": "nifte",
        "8": "niftum",
        "num": "",
        "title": "",
        "type": "strong ō-stem"
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    }
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "niece"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "niece",
          "niece"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "granddaughter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "granddaughter",
          "granddaughter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stepdaughter"
      ],
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        [
          "stepdaughter",
          "stepdaughter"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nift/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "bewīfmann"
    },
    {
      "word": "brōþordohtor"
    },
    {
      "word": "nefene"
    },
    {
      "word": "sweosterbearn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nift"
}

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