nyfte
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English nift, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz.
Pronunciation
Noun
nyfte (plural nyftes)
- A niece (female offspring of one's sibling)
- (rare) A granddaughter (female offspring of one's offspring)
Descendants
- English: nift (obsolete)
References
- “nifte (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.
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- enm:Family
- enm:Family members
- enm:Female
- enm:People