nithe
See also: n-ithe
English
Etymology
From Middle English nith, nithe, from Old English nīþ (“envy, hatred, enmity, rancor, spite, ill-will, jealousy, action which arises from hatred, strife, war, hostility, the effect of hatred, persecution, trouble, vexation, annoyance, affliction, tribulation, grief, evil, wickedness, malice, an instance of wickedness or malice, enmity, attack, oppression”), from Proto-Germanic *nīþą (“zeal, envy, hatred, fight”), from Proto-Indo-European *neyt- (“to revile”). Cognate with Dutch nijd (“envy”), German Neid (“envy, jealousy”), regional Swedish nid (“hatred, envy”), Icelandic níð (“hatred, envy”).
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Noun
nithe (uncountable)
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Noun
nithe m pl
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