nihstig
Old English
Alternative forms
- nixtniġ, nihstniġ, nistiġ, nestiġ, nistniġ, niwistiġ, nyxtniġ, niostiġ
Etymology
From earlier *nihwistiġ, from *nih- (perhaps from Proto-Germanic *nehw) + *wistiġ (“supping, dining”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniçstij/
Adjective
nihstiġ
- Not partaking, abstaining, fasting
- Sober
Derived terms
- nihtnihstiġ
Descendants
- Middle English: nihstiȝ