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jimp, nim, nimlins, nimmle, nimp, nimpie, nimple, nimplins, nimpt, nyim, nyimf, nyimmie, nyimmle, nyimp, nyimpt, nymmie, nyum, yim,
nimp [n(j)ɪm(p)]
n. A nip, a very small piece or quantity of something.
dim. nimpie
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
nimple [ˈn(j)ɪm(p)l]: A little bit, a morsel, fragment.
nimplins [ˈn(j)ɪm(p)lɪnz]: pl. Broken pieces of china that children play with.
9t, 9t., nine, ninetaen, nineteen, nineteint, ninetie, ninetiet, ninety, nint, nintie, ninty, nyne, nyneteen, nyneteent, nyneteint, nynt,
nine [nəin, nin]
n. Nine.
adj. Nine.
 
nint, 9t: [nəint, nint] Ninth.
nineteen: [-tin] Nineteen.
nineteent, 19t: Nineteenth.
ninety: Ninety.
ninetiet: Ninetieth.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
duin up tae the nines: To perfection or the highest degree.
ninety-ane [-en, -jɪn, MN. -in]: Ninety-one.
ninety-twa [-twɑː, -twɔː, S. -tweː, N. I. -twaː]: Ninety-two.
ninety-three [-θriː, S. -θrəi, I.Sh. -triː]: Ninety-three.
ninety-fower [-ˈfʌu(ə)r, SW. -fuwr]: Ninety-four.
ninety-five [-faiːv, DD. -fɛv]: Ninety-five.
ninety-sax [-saks]: Ninety-six.
ninety-seiven [-ˈsiːvən, -ˈseːvən, MN. -ˈsəivən]: Ninety-seven.
ninety-echt [-ɛçt, -ext]: Ninety-eight.
ninety-nine [-nəin, -nin]: Ninety-nine.
Nineals, Ninewalls,
Ninewalls [nəinwalz, S. nəinlz]
pn. Ninewells (Dundee, Borders).
nep, nip, nipp, nipper, nippet, nippick, nippid, nippie, nippin, nippit, nippock, nippy, nyip,
nip [nɪp]
n. A nip, pinch, a sharp squeeze, bite. Pungency. A fragment, a small pinch. I.sh. col. A steep slope.
dim. nippock
v. To nip, to squeeze, constrict, pinch. To ache. To cheat. To snatch. I.sh. To break with a quick jerk.
pt. pp. nippit adj. Curt, bad tempered. Hungry. Niggardly. Tight-fitting.
 
nippie
adj. Curt, bad tempered, hungry, niggardly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
billy nipper: U. The blue tit Parsus caeruleus.
nipper: Something that nips.
nippin: Nipping, squeezing etc. Constricted, tight. A bargain.
nirb, nirbin, nirbit, nirp, nirpin, nirpit, nirpit, nirps, nurb, nurbin, nurbit, nurp, nurpin, nurpit, nurpit, nyarb, nyarban, nyarbin, nyarbit, nyerp, nyerpin, nyerpit, nyerpit, nyirb, nyirbin, nyirbit, nyirbit, nyirp, nyirped, nyirpin, nyirpit, nyirpit, nyirps, nyurp, nyurpin, nyurpit, nyurpit, the_nirps,
nirp [nɪrp, nʌrb, MN. njɪrb, njarb, nʌrb, I. n(j)ɪrp]
n. S. A stunted creature, a dwarf. U. MN. A cantankerous person. MN. A peevish complaint, a fretful carping mood. I.Sh. A miser.
v. MN. To be discontented, fretful, or peevish I.Sh. To pinch, cut short. To withhold in a miserly fashion.
pt. pp. nirpit adj. Querulousness, peevish quarrelling.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
nirpin [MN. ˈnjarbɪn]: Querulous, fretful, peevish, crabbed.
the nirps: U. An irritaton of the nerves.
nart, nert, nirt, nirtie, nirty,
nirt [I. nɪrt]
n. A fragment, morsel, particle. Stinginess, niggardliness.
adj. Niggardly, giving scant measure.
 
nirty
adj. Small.
bognit, bog-nit, bognut, bog-nut, cocaenit, cocanit, cockienut, cokienit, nit, nitmug, nuyt,
nit [nɪt]
n. A nut.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bog-nit: The bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata.
cocaenit [ˈkokenɪt, ˈkokɪ-, ˈkokɪ-]: The coconut tree Cocos nucifera or its fruit.
deif nit: An empty nut.
leddy nit: S. The greater plantain Plantago major.
meidae nits, misk nits: WC. The marsh cinquefoil Comarum palustre.
nitmug: Nutmeg.
knidder, nidder, nidderin, nither, nitheran, nitherin, nithert, nitter, nutheran, pernithert, pernitret, pernittret,
nither [ˈnɪðər, I.Sh. ˈnɪdər, ˈnɪtər]
also nidder
v. To oppress, lay low, suppress, keep under, vex, harass. To pinch or stunt with cold or hunger. To check in growth, to shrivel, to straiten. Of grain crops: to dwindle, wither, waste away. To shrink or huddle, as with cold, to be shivery, tremble.
pt. pp. nithert, nithered
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
nitherin: Shrivelling, blasting, freezing, pining, fretting.
pernithert [I.Sh. pərˈnɪtərt]: Very sulky and malicious, ill-tempered and peevish.
 
See nether also.
nitrogen,
nitrogen [ˈnəitrədʒən]
n. Nitrogen
nair, nar, narry, nary, ne$er, ne$r, neer, ne-er, neever, neher, neir, neiver, ner, nerr, nevermas, nevir, nevur, nevvir, niver, nivermas, nivir, nivur, nivver, nivvermas, nivvir, nivvur, niwir, noor, norra, nuver, nuvver,
niver [ˈnɪvər, ˈnɛvər]
contracted ne'er [neːr]
adv. Never. Emphatic negative: not at all, under no circumstances.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
ne'er a: Never a ...
nivermas: A time that never comes.

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