nyfte
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited 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
editNoun
editnyfte (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.
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- enm:Female family members