nygardie
Middle English
Etymology
From nygard (“miser”) + -ie, from nig (“niggardly person”). See niggard.
Noun
nygardie (countable and uncountable, plural not attested)
- niggardliness, stinginess, miserliness.
- (colloquial) A niggard, a stingy person, a miser.
Derived terms
- (obsolete) niggardy