nait
Useful; good at need; fit; ableUseful; good at need; fit; able.
Meaning
3 senses(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)Useful; good at need; fit; able.
(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)Quick and effective; deft; skilful.
(Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal)In good order; trim; tidy; dainty; clean.
Origin
From Middle English nait, nayt, from Old Norse neytr (“in good order, fit, fit for use”),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”).
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Forms
naiter/more nait, naitest/most naitLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.