Nieve, neefe, neve, sb. the hand, the fist. O. N. hnefi, Norse neve, hand, fist, Shetland nev, Cu. neif, neive, neef. Wall considers this an unrecorded Eng. word, which is possible. Its general distribution in Scand. dial. and elsewhere in Scand. settlements, as Northern and Central England, Southern Scotland, Shetland, etc., as well as its absence in all other Gmc. languages, indicates, however, that the word is Scand. in Eng. diall.
Nout, nowt, sb. cattle. O. N. naut, cattle, Norse næut id. Dan. nöd, Sw. noet, Shetland nød. In M. Sco., also written nolt.
Nyk, nek, vb. to shake the head in denial of anything, "to nyk with nay." Gol. and Gaw, 115; Philotus, 32. Norse nikka, to bow slightly, nikk, a slight bow, Sw. neka, to deny, say no, M. E. nicken.
Nyte, vb. to deny. Gol. and Gaw., 889; Wyntoun, VIII, 2, 16. O. N. næita, to deny, refuse, Norse neitta, neikta, nekta, id., neiting, a denial, neitan, id., Dan. nægte.
Onding, sb. terror. Psalms, LXXXVIII, 15. See ding.
Onfarrand, adj. ill-looking. Douglas, III, 250, 26. See farrand.
On loft, adv. up. Gol. and Gaw., 485; Bruce, XIII, 652. O. N. á loft, up into the air. See Skeat aloft. Sco. Pro. 27, upon loft, up.
On loft, adv. aloud. Dunbar, T.M.W., 338. See above.
Outwale, sb. the best, the choice. Lyndsay, XX, 4. Eng. out + O. N. val; similar formation to Norse udvalg, utval.