Nich
adv. no, S.—AS. ne + ic, I; see Sievers, 332.

Nif
for Ne if, if not, except; nyf, S2.

Nifle
sb. trifle, HD, ND; nyfles, pl., CM, Palsg.; nines, Cotg. (s.v. nigeries).—OF. nifles, trifles (Palsg.). Cf. Niuelen.

Nigard
sb. a niggard, a miser, PP; nygard, C, CM, PP; nygarde, PP, Palsg.; nygart, CM. Cf. Nygun.

Nigardie
sb. stinginess, SkD, HD; nigardye, CM; nygardye, CM.

Nigromancye
sb. magic, sorcery, PP; nigramauncy, S2; nigramansy, B; nigromance, Cath.—OF. nigromance (Bartsch); cp. Low Lat. nigromantia (Ducange); Late Lat. necromantia, necromancy; Gr. νεκρομαντεία, divination by communion with the dead.

Niker
sb. water-sprite, SD; nykyr, siren, Prompt.; nyckers, pl., SPD; nykeren, SPD (p. 255).—AS. nicor, a water-demon (Grein); cp. Icel. nykr, hippopotamus: OHG. nichus, ‘crocodilus,’ see Grimm, Teut. M. p. 488.

Nil
pr. s. will not, C2; see Nelle.

Nimen
v. to take, S, S2; nymen, PP; nemen, PP; neomen, S; nam, pt. s., PP, G, S; nom, S, S2; nem, S2; nome, 2 pt. s., S, PP; nomen, pl. S, PP; neme, S; numen, pp., seized, gone, S; nummun, S2; nome, S2. Der.: niminge, a taking, capture, S.—AS. niman, pt. nam (pl. námon, pp. numen.

Nin
for Ne in, nor in, C2.

Nis
pr. s. is not, S, C, C2; see Nam.

Niseien
pt. pl. for Ne iseien, saw not, S.

Niste
pt. s. knew not, S; see Not.

Niswicst
2 pr. s. for Ne iswicst, ceasest not, S.

Niten
v. to refuse, S2, JD; nyte, JD; nite, pp., WA.—Icel. níta, to deny. Cf. Naytyn.

Niten
pr. pl. know not, S; see Not.

Niuelen
v. to snivel, S; nyuelen, PP.—Cp. OF. nifler (Cotg.). See Nifle.

Niwe
adj. new, S2; see Newe.

Nið
sb. envy, malice, S. Der.: niðful, envious, S; nyþful, S.—AS. níð; cp. Goth. neith.

Niðen
v. to envy, SD.—Icel. níða, to revile.

Niðer
adv. below, S; adj. comp., lower, S; neðer, S; nethir, B; neðement, superl., lowest, SD. Der.: neðerward, downwards, SD.—AS. niðer, nioðor, downward, neoðera, lower, nether, SkD.

Niðing
sb. a coward, a niggard, S; nything, PP.—AS. níðing, a coward, outlaw; cp. Icel. níðingr.

Niȝen
num. nine, S; see Nyne.