Old English · adjective
niþig
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈniː.θij/[ˈniː.ðij]
- Syllables
- ˈniː · θij (2 syllables)
Meaning
envious
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *nīþīg, equivalent to nīþan (“to envy”) + -iġ. Cognate with Old High German nīdīg.
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