nied

See also: Nied

Old English

Alternative forms

• nȳd, nēd, nēad

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *naudi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni͜yːd/

Noun

nīed f

1. force, compulsion
2. need as an abstract concept, distress
3. a need or necessity for something
4. a situation of distress or lack of something
5. emergency
6. the runic character ᚾ (/n/)

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	nīed	nīede, nīeda
accusative	nīed, nīede	nīede, nīeda
genitive	nīede	nīeda
dative	nīede	nīedum

Derived terms

• nīedan
• nīedġield
• nīedhǣmed
• nīedwracu

Descendants

• Middle English: nede
  • English: need
  • Scots: nede

See also

• nēod
• þearf
• þurfan