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nift

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
nift, e; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§96; §231; §376;
A niece, grand-daughter, or a step-daughter
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  • Nift

    privigna, filia sororis,

    • Ep. Gl. 18 b, 6.
  • Nift

    privigna,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 80.
  • Seó wæs nift ðæs hína ealdres (

    neptem patris families

    ),
    • Bd. 3, 9
    • ;
    • S. 534, 5.
  • Ic an míne láuedy half marc goldes an míne nifte ánn óre wichte goldes,

    • Chart. Th. 556, 27.
Etymology
[
Prompt. Parv. nypte, nifte neptis; nypt, broderys douter lectis : Rebecca was forð nefte (great niece ) of Abraham, Gen. a. Ex. 1386
:
O. Frs. nift niece
:
Icel. nipt a female relative, sister, daughter, niece
:
O. H. Ger. nift neptis, privigna.
] Cf. nefa.
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  • nift, n.