An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To NIGHT, v. n. To lodge during night.

Isl. natt-a, pernoctare.

Spalding.

NIGNAYES, NIGNYES, s. pl.
1. Gim-cracks, S.
Ramsay.
2. Whims, peculiarities of temper or conduct, S.
Cleland.

NYKIS, 3. p. pres. v.
Gawan and Gol.

Perhaps allied to Su. G. nek-a, to deny.

NILD, L. could.
Maitland Poems.

NYMNES, s. Neatness.
Burel.

To NIP, NIP up, or awa, v. a. To carry off cleverly by theft, S.
Ross.

Isl. knippe, raptim moto.