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Old English · adjective

nihstig

Normalised nihstiġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈnix.stij/
[ˈniç.stij]
Syllables
ˈnix · stij (2 syllables)
Modern English
abstainingpartakingfasting

Meaning

  1. not partaking, abstaining, fasting

  2. sober

Declension

All forms (20)

Etymology

From earlier *nihwistiġ, from *nih- (perhaps from Proto-Germanic *nehw) + *wistiġ (“supping, dining”).

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