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.