- hnøggr
- (acc. -van), a. stingy (h. fjár).
An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
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niggard — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hnøggr niggardly; akin to Old English hnēaw niggardly Date: 14th century a meanly covetous and stingy person ; miser • niggard adjective II. verb Date: circa 1600 … New Collegiate Dictionary
niggle — niggler, n. /nig euhl/, v.i., niggled, niggling. 1. to criticize, esp. constantly or repeatedly, in a peevish or petty way; carp: to niggle about the fine points of interpretation; preferring to niggle rather than take steps to correct a… … Universalium
genau — Adj std. (13. Jh.), mhd. genou sorgfältig , Adv. knapp , mndd. nau, nndl. nauw eng, pünktlich , mndl. noauwe eng, schmal, knapp Stammwort. Aus g. * hnawwa Adj. knapp, eng , auch in anord. hnøggr, ae. hneaw, wfrs. nau. Gehört zu benauen und weiter … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
niggle — nig•gle [[t]ˈnɪg əl[/t]] v. i. gled, gling 1) to spend too much time and effort on inconsequential details; trifle 2) to criticize in a peevish way; carp • Etymology: 1610–20; < Scand; (ult. < ON hnøggr stingy, c. OE hnēaw); cf. niggard… … From formal English to slang
genau — genau: Mhd. genou »knapp, eng; sorgfältig« ist eine ge Bildung zu dem im Nhd. untergegangenen altgerm. Adjektiv mhd. nou »knapp, eng; sorgfältig«, niederl. nauw »eng, knapp; sorgfältig«, aengl. hnēaw »karg, geizig«, aisl. hnøggr »geizig«. Dieses … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
ken-2, kenǝ-, keni-, kenu-; — ken 2, kenǝ , keni , kenu ; English meaning: to rub, scrape off; ashes Deutsche Übersetzung: “kratzen, schaben, reiben” Note: various with conservative extensions Material: I. Leichte basis: Gk. κόνις, ιος f. “dust, ash” ( is… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
niggard — [nig′ərd] n. [ME negarde, prob. < Scand, as in ON hnøggr, Norw dial. nøgg, afraid, stingy < IE base * kneu (var. of * ken , to scrape) > OE hneaw, sparse, stingy] a stingy person; miser adj. stingy; miserly … English World dictionary
