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kneevlan, knevel, knevellan, knevellin, knevelt, knievel, knievelt, kniv, knivellin, knivelt, kniv-fae, knivle, knivled, knivs, knivvelt, knivvle, knivvled, naeve, naeves, naffelt, naffle, naffled, nave, nave-fil, navefu, neafu, neef, neefu$, neeve, neevil, neevilt, nefe, nefi, neif, neive, neivefu, neivefu$, neives, neivfu, neivfu$, nev, nev_foo, neve, nevel, nevelt, nevfoo, nev-foo, nief, nieve, nievefu, nievefu$, nieveful, nievel, nievelin, nievelt, nieves, nieves, nievey, nievie, nievie, niv, nivl, nivlt, nivs, nivves, njivlin, njivlin, njivvel, njivvelin, njivvelt, nyavleen, nyavvlin, nyeffelin, nyivvel, nyivvelt, nyve, nyves, nyvlin,
nieve [niːv, nɛv, MN. nɪv]
n. A fist, a clenched hand. A handful or fistful.
pl. nieves
v. To open and shut the hand, to clench the fist spasmodically. Of fish: to catch in the hand.
n. A fist, a clenched hand. A handful or fistful.
pl. nieves
v. To open and shut the hand, to clench the fist spasmodically. Of fish: to catch in the hand.
nievel [nɛvl, nɪvl, nɛfl]
n. A sharp blow with the fist.
v. To punch, pummel, batter. To grip, squeeze or pinch with the fingers.
pt. pp. nievelt
n. A sharp blow with the fist.
v. To punch, pummel, batter. To grip, squeeze or pinch with the fingers.
pt. pp. nievelt
Compounds and phrases etc.
nievefu [-fə S. -fɛ, -fɪ, EC. -fe, WC. -fɑ, N. -fɛ, U. I. -fu]: A fistful, a handful.
nievelin: A drubbing, thumping.
rowe the nieve: Clench the fist.
steekit nieves: Clenched fists.
nievelin: A drubbing, thumping.
rowe the nieve: Clench the fist.
steekit nieves: Clenched fists.
neefer, niffer, nifferin,
niffer [ˈnɪfər, ˈnifər]
n. An exchange or barter.
v. To exchange, barter, trade. To exchange objects hidden or partly hidden in the closed hand. To haggle, bargain, deal, have business transactions with.
n. An exchange or barter.
v. To exchange, barter, trade. To exchange objects hidden or partly hidden in the closed hand. To haggle, bargain, deal, have business transactions with.
Compounds and phrases etc.
nifferin: The act of bartering or of exchanging objects held in the fist.
See nieve also.
niffle, niffnaff, niff-naff, niff-niffle, nif-niffle, nyiff-nyaff, yiff-yaff,
niffle [ˈn(j)ɪfl]
v. To trifle, to act or speak in a trifling manner. Also nif-niffle.
v. To trifle, to act or speak in a trifling manner. Also nif-niffle.
niff-naff [ˈn(j)ɪfˈn(j)af]
n. A smaill insignifacant person or thing.
v. To trifle, dilly-dally, to talk or act frivolously. Also niffle-naffle.
n. A smaill insignifacant person or thing.
v. To trifle, dilly-dally, to talk or act frivolously. Also niffle-naffle.
nig, nigda, nigg, niggel, niggle, nigglie, niggly, nigl, njigg, njiggl, njiggle, nyigg,
nig [I.Sh. n(j)ɪg]
v. To importune, trouble with repeated requests or inquiries, to nag or carp at. To ache with pain. Of a fish: to tug at the bait.
v. To importune, trouble with repeated requests or inquiries, to nag or carp at. To ache with pain. Of a fish: to tug at the bait.
niggle
n. Toil, hard work.
v. To gnaw, chew with difficulty. To cut awkwardly, to make a jagged cut. To work in a pottering, ineffective manner.
n. Toil, hard work.
v. To gnaw, chew with difficulty. To cut awkwardly, to make a jagged cut. To work in a pottering, ineffective manner.
niggly
adj. Tough, hard to chew.
adj. Tough, hard to chew.
Compounds and phrases etc.
nigda: A fishermen's taboo-term for a wife.
nager, naiger, naygur, neagered, neegar, neeger, niegre, niggar, niggart, nigger, niggered, nigre,
niggar [ˈnɪgər, ˈni-]
n. Niggard. A brick of metal or fireclay used to reduce the size of a fire in a grate for economy.
n. Niggard. A brick of metal or fireclay used to reduce the size of a fire in a grate for economy.
niggart
adj. Niggardly.
adj. Niggardly.
nile, nile-hol, nile-hole, nyle,
nile [I.Sh. nəil]
n. The plug in the nile-hole of a boat, the bilge plug.
n. The plug in the nile-hole of a boat, the bilge plug.
nim, nyim, pernim, pernyim, pirnyim,
nim [nɪm, I.Sh. njɪm]
v. To walk with short, quick strides. To trip.
v. To walk with short, quick strides. To trip.
Compounds and phrases etc.
pernim: Saucy, pert, cheeky, impudent. Strait-laced, smug, priggish.
neemious, nimious,
nimious [ˈnɪmɪəs]
adj. leg. Excessive, vexatiously burdensome.
adj. leg. Excessive, vexatiously burdensome.
nimm, nimms, njim, njims, nyim-nyim, nyim-nyims,
nimm [nɪm I. njɪm]
int. An expression of pleasure at something good to eat, generally used by or to children.
n. I.Ork. A dainty. A delicacy.
pl. nimms
int. An expression of pleasure at something good to eat, generally used by or to children.
n. I.Ork. A dainty. A delicacy.
pl. nimms
nimmil, nimmle, nimmly,
nimmle [ˈnɪml]
adj. Nimble.
adj. Nimble.
nimmly
adv. Nimbly.
adv. Nimbly.