nyfte
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old English nift, from Proto-West Germanic *nifti, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nyfte (plural nyftes)
- A niece (female offspring of one's sibling)
- (rare) A granddaughter (female offspring of one's offspring)
Descendants edit
- English: nift (obsolete)
References edit
- “nifte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.