nexte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• nexste, nextie, nekste, necst, nehst, neghst, nexit, nekist, nex
• nixte, neste, nist (Southern)

Etymology

From Old English nīehst, from Proto-West Germanic **nāhwist(ō), from Proto-Germanic *nēhwist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛkst(ə)/, /ˈnikst(ə)/
• (from Old English nēst) IPA^(key): /ˈneːst(ə)/, /ˈnɛst(ə)/, /ˈnist(ə)/

Adjective

nexte

1. next

Adverb

nexte

1. next

Preposition

nexte

1. next

Noun

nexte (plural nextes)

1. next one

Descendants

• English: next
• Scots: neist, neist
• Yola: neeshte, nishte

References

• “next(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “next(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “next(e, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “nexte, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.