nyfte

Middle English

Alternative forms

nift, nifte

Etymology

Inherited from Old English nift, from Proto-West Germanic *nifti, from Proto-Germanic *niftiz. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnift(ə)/

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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