niþ

See also: niy, nith, ñiy, nið, and níð

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nīþą. Cognate with Old Saxon nīth, Dutch nijd, Old High German nīd (German Neid), Old Norse níð (regional Swedish nid), Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 (neiþ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niːθ/

Noun

nīþ m

1. envy, jealousy
2. hostility, hatred, evil, violence

Declension

Declension of niþ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	nīþ	nīþas
accusative	nīþ	nīþas
genitive	nīþes	nīþa
dative	nīþe	nīþum

Derived terms

• nīþan (“to hate”)
• nīþcwalu f (“violent death, destruction”)
• nīþcwealm m (“violent death, destruction, nithqualm”)
• nīþdraca m (“hostile dragon”)
• nīþful (“envious, quarrelsome, ill-disposed, evil, nithful”)
• nīþfullīce (“maliciously, nithfully”)
• nīþgæst m (“hostile alien, fell demon”)
• nīþgeteōn n (“attack”)
• nīþgeweorc n (“evil deed, nithwork”)
• nīþgrama m (“anger, malice”)
• nīþgrimm (“fierce, hostile”)
• nīþgripe m (“fierce grasp”)
• nīþheard (“bold, brave in battle”)
• nīþhell f (“hateful hell”)
• nīþhete m (“hostility, evil intent: affliction, torment; foe”)
• nīþhycgende (“evil-scheming”)
• nīþhýdig (“valorous”)
• nīþig (“envious, malicious, nithy”)
• nīþing m (“wretch, villain, coward, outlaw nithing”)
• nīþla, nīþle m (“enemy: enmity, fierceness”)
• nīþloca m (“place of torment, Hell”)
• nīþlīce (“abjectly”)
• nīþplega m (“battle, fight”)
• nīþsceaþa m (“foe, persecutor”)
• nīþscipe m (“wickedness”)
• nīþsele m (“hall of conflict”)
• nīþsynn f (“grievous sin”)
• nīþweorc n (“battle”)
• nīþwracu f (“severe punishment”)
• nīþwundor n (“dire wonder, fearful portent, nithwonder”)

 

Descendants

• Middle English: nithe
  • English: nithe