nith – Middle English noun declension

Noun: nith

Sg.

nith

Genitive

Dative

Sg.

nithe

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like nith

nith, sped,

Etymology

1. Inherited from Old English nīþ (“envy, hatred, affliction”), from Proto-West Germanic *nīþ, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą, from Proto-Indo-European *neyH- (“to be angry”).
2. Cognate with Dutch nijd (“envy”), German Neid (“envy, jealousy”), regional Swedish nid (“hatred, envy”), Icelandic níð (“hatred, envy”). See: Dutch Nouns 'nijd', German Nouns 'Neid', Swedish Nouns 'nid', Icelandic Nouns 'níð'.