英语词汇neigh的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	neigh
词源	neigh v. Middle English neighen, from Old English hnægan "to neigh, utter the cry of a horse," probably of imitative origin (compare Old Norse gneggja "to neigh," Middle High German negen, French hennir, Japanese inanaki). In Middle English also nyghe, neyen, nyen, nayʒen. Related: Neighed; neighing. As a noun, "the cry of a horse, a whinnying," from 1510s. Entries linking to neigh nag n. "old horse," c. 1400, nagge "small riding horse, pony," a word of unknown origin, perhaps related to Dutch negge, neg (but these are more recent than the English word), perhaps related in either case to imitative neigh. The term of abuse "a worthless person," often of a woman, is a transferred sense, first recorded 1590s. For "one who annoys by scolding" (by 1925) see nag (v.). nicker v. "to neigh," 1774, Scottish and North of England dialect, of imitative origin (see neigh). Related: Nickered; nickering. updated on May 16, 2019
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