nait

nait · verb¹

1. Old Norse · derived fromneita
2. Middle English · inherited fromnaiten
3. English todaynait

From Middle English naiten, nayten, borrowed from Old Norse neita, later variant of níta (“to deny, refuse”). Cognate with Icelandic neita (“to deny”), Danish nægte (“to deny”), Old English nǣtan (“to annoy, afflict, press upon”). More at nyte, nay.

nait · verb²

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*nautijaną“to use”
2. Old Norse · derived fromneyta“to use, employ”
3. Middle English · inherited fromnaiten
4. English todaynait

From Middle English naiten, nayten, from Old Norse neyta (“to use, employ”), from Proto-Germanic *nautijaną (“to use”). Cognate with Icelandic neyta (“to make use of, employ”). Related to Old English nēotan (“to use; to enjoy”). More at note.

nait · noun³

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*nautiz“use”
2. Old Norse · derived fromneyte
3. Middle English · inherited fromnaite
4. English todaynait

From Middle English naite, from Old Norse neyte, neyti (“use”), from Proto-Germanic *nautiz (“use”).

nait · adjective⁴

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*nautiz“useful, helpful”
2. Old Norse · derived fromneytr“in good order, fit, fit for use”
3. Middle English · inherited fromnait
4. English todaynait

From Middle English nait, nayt, from Old Norse neytr (“in good order, fit, fit for use”), from Proto-Germanic *nautiz (“useful, helpful”). Compare Old English nyttol (“useful”).

NAIT · noun⁵

Abbreviation of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.