Niersteiner (nerstiner)

[ nieve (nēv), п. See neaf. 3989 For a poor nisling toy, that's worse than nothing. nigger niftt, n. [ME., also nifte , nift , a niece: see niece.] A niece. nifty (nif'ti), a. [Origin obscure.] Good in style and appearance; up to the mark. [Slang.] niglt (nig), a . and n. [ME. nig (rare), hneáw , stingy, nig- gardly, scanty. Hence niggard, niggish, nig- gle, nigon, etc.] I. a. Stingy; niggardly. [Rare.] Nig and hard in al [h]is live. Quoted in Stratmann. IMG:content-1361.png:[blocks in formation] nig2 (nig), n. [Perhaps a var. of nick1 .] A small piece; a chip. [Prov. Eng.] nig2 (nig), v . t.; pret. and pp. nigged , ppr. nig- ging . [ niggle . Hence nidge.] To clip (money).-2. Same as nidge . nig3 (nig), n. [Slang.] 1. An abbreviation of nigger2 . The field hands will be too much for her, I reckon; some of the little have no nigardt, nigardiet, n. IMG:content-1362.png:[ocr errors] Harper's Mag., LXXVIII. 248. Obsolete forms of nig gard, niggardy. Nigella (ni-jel'ä), n. [NL. (Tournefort, 1700), fem. of L. nigellus, dark, blackish, dim. of niger, black: see nigrescent. Cf. niello.] A genus of ornamental plants of the polypetalous order Ranunculacea, the tribe Helleboreæ, and the subtribe Isopyreæ, known by the united carpels forming a com pound ovary. There are about 23 species, natives of the Mediterranean region and western Asia. They are erect annuals, Gret perile bi-twene hem stod, Nif mare of hir knygt mynne. Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1769. niff (nif), v. i. [Cf. miff .] To quarrel; be offended. Hall i well . [Prov. Eng.]