negarde
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niggard — [nig′ərd] n. [ME negarde, prob. < Scand, as in ON hnøggr, Norw dial. nøgg, afraid, stingy < IE base * kneu (var. of * ken , to scrape) > OE hneaw, sparse, stingy] a stingy person; miser adj. stingy; miserly … English World dictionary
nig|gard — «NIHG uhrd», noun, adjective. –n. a stingy person; miser: »Little niggard!…refusing me a pecuniary request (Charlotte Brontë). SYNONYM(S): skinflint. –adj. stingy; miserly: »lands which a niggard nature had apparently condemned to perpetual… … Useful english dictionary
