nithe

English

/naɪð/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Envy; hatred.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English nith inherited from Old English nīþ (spite, hatred, envy, malice, strife, enmity, jealousy, attack, war, the effect of hatred, tribulation, persecution, oppression, ill-will, wickedness, hostility, action which arises from hatred, an instance of wickedness malice, war evil, grief, evil, vexation, affliction, rancor, trouble, annoyance) inherited from Proto-Germanic *nīþą (envy, zeal, fight, malice, hate, hatred) derived from Proto-Indo-European *neyt- (revile).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*neyt-

Gloss

revile

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