neigh

Meanings

Noun

The cry of a horse.

Verb

To make its cry.
To make a sound similar to a horse's cry.
To scoff or sneer.

Origin

From Middle English neighen, from Old English hnǣġan, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjōną. Cognate with dialectal Dutch neien, Middle Low German neigen, Swedish gnägga, Icelandic hneggja.

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