Newen, v. renew, S, S2, PP.—­AS. niwian.

Newte, sb. newt, Prompt.; ewte, Prompt.  See Euete.

Ney, adv. nigh, nearly, S; ne3*, S; see Neih.

Neynd, ord. ninth, S2; see Nyne.

Ne3*en, v. to neigh, SkD. Der.:  neiyng, sb. a neighing, W2.—­AS. hnA|*gan; cp.  Icel. hneggja.

Niatt, sb. pl. cattle, S; see Neet.

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

NieA3/4e, ord. ninth, S; see Nyne.

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.

Night, Nigt, Niht; see Nyght.

Nigromancye, sb. magic, sorcery, PP; nigramauncy, S2; nigramansy, B; nigromance, Cath.—­OF. nigromance (Bartsch); cp.  Low Lat. nigromantia (Ducange); Late Lat. necromantia, necromancy; Gr. [Greek:  nekromanteia], 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. nAimon, 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. nA-ta, to deny.  Cf. Naytyn.

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