niggard ness, nigardnes

[Eng. niggard; -ne .] Niggardline , parsimony, stingine . "The testimonies of his nigardnes shall be sure." Ecclus. xxx i. 24. (1561.) *nig'-gard-ous, *nig-ard-oŭs, adj . [Eng. niggard; -ous .] Niggardly, stingy, mean, parsimonious. "This covetous gathering and nigardous keping."- Sir T. More: Works , p. 94. *nig'-gard-ship, *nyg-ard-shyp, s. [English niggard; -ship .] Niggardline , stingine , pars i"Moch pinchyng and nygardshup of meate and drynke."- Elyot : The Governor , bk. iii., ch. xxi. mony. Chaucer: C. Т. , 13, 102. "But yet me greveth most his nigardie ." ni-gel-lạ, s. [Fem. sing. of Lat. nigellus rather black, dark; so named from the black seed.] Bot.: A genus of Ranunculaceæ, tribe Helleboreæ. Sepals five, deciduous, sometimes surrounded by an involucre; petals five to ten; stamens many; ova ries five to ten, each with one cell and one seed. Nigella sativa , Black cummin-seed, is extensively cultivated in India. Its seeds yield an oil. They are used asa spice in Indian curries. The natives ot India place them among woolen cloths to keep away insects. They are said to be carminative, stomachic, galactagogue, detergent, diuretic, emmenagogue, and anthelmintic. Mixed with sesamum oil they constitute an external application in skin eruptions. [FITCH.] nigged-ashlar, s. IMG:content-0046.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0047.png:[blocks in formation] 2. To draw from the pocket and give away stingily. "I had but one poor penny, and that I was obliged to niggle out." -Dekker : 2 Honest Whore. nig'-gle, s . [NIGGLE, v .] Small, fine, or cramped handwriting; a scribble, a scrawl. nig'-gler, s . [Eng. niggl (e), v.; -er.] 1. One who niggles or trifles at any handiwork. 2. One who is dexterous. ( Colloquial. ) *nig'-got, s . [NUGGET.] A lump, a ma , a nug IMG:content-0048.png:[blocks in formation] nigh ( gh silent), *negh, *neh, *neih, *neigh, *nei, *neige, *neighe, *ney, *nie, *nye, *nyg, *nygh, *nyghe, a., adv . & prep . [A. S. neáh, néh, used as adj., adv. & prep.; cogn. with Dut.na-nigh (adv.); Icel. ná=nigh (adv.), in compos. as ná - búi =a neighbor; Goth. nehw, nehwa=nigh (adv.); nehwjan to draw nigh; Ger. nahe nigh (adj.), nach nigh (prep.). Allied to Goth. ganohs, A. S. genóh, Eng. enough .] A. As adjective : 1. Near, close; not far off or distant in time or place. "Come forth To town or village nigh ( nighest is far)." Milton: P. R. , i. 332. 2. Nearly allied by blood; closely related. "His uncle or uncle's son, or any that is nigh of kin unto him may redeem him."- Lev . xxv. 49. 3. Ready to aid. "The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart."- Psalm xxxiv. 18. B. As adverb: 1. Near; close at hand; at a short or small dis tance in place or time. "Ah!gentle pair, ye little think how nigh Your change approaches." Milton: P. L., iv. 366. *2. In a manner touching nearly, or coming home to the heart. "Freeze, freeze, thou bitter sky, That dost not bite so nigh, As benefits forgot." Shakesp.: As You Like It , it. 1. 3. Almost, nearly; within a little. "Well nigh worn to pieces with age."-Shakesp.: Merr Wives of Windsor , ii. 1. C. As prep.: Near to, close to; at a short or little distance from. " Nigh your person."-Shakesp.: Macbeth , iv. 2. *nigh ( gh silent), *negh, *nehe, *neige, *neigh, *nighe, *nighen, *nyghen, v. t. & i . [A. S. néh wan; Goth. néhwjan ; O. H. Ger. náhen.] [NIGH, a .] A. Trans.: To come near or close to; to ap proach. B. In trans.: To come near or close; to approach. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, nighly *nigh-lỹ ( gh silent), adv. (English nigh ; -ly.) Nearly, nigh, almost; within a little. "A cube and sphere nighly of the same bigne ."-Molyneuz: To Locke , March 2, 169%. nigh-ne ( gh silent), *nigh-ne e, s. [Eng. nigh: -ne .] 1. The quality or state of being nigh or near; nearne , closene , proximity. 2. Closene of alliance or connection. "Nighne e of bloud shed: Hist, Scotland (an. 1513): had bound you."-Holin