nyfte

Middle English

Alternative forms

nifte, nift

Etymology

From Old English nift, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nift/

Noun

nyfte (plural nyftes)

A niece (female offspring of one's sibling)
(rare) A granddaughter (female offspring of one's offspring)

Descendants

English: nift (obsolete)

References

“nifte (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-30.

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