näi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nai"

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• nai (Föhr-Amrum)
• noi (Goesharde)

Etymology

From Old Frisian nēi, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw (“close, near”), from the adjective *nēhwaz (“close, near”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to attain, reach”).

Adjective

näi

1. (Wiedingharde) close, near

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian nīe, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz. More at new.

Adjective

näi

1. new

Derived terms

• Näijier
• näimoudsk
• Näimoune
• Näis