Meaning nesh
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nesh"tender, delicate, weak," now a Northern England dialect word, from Old English hnesce "soft in texture" (cognate with early modern Dutch nesch, Gothic hnasqus), of unknown origin.
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neshBrit. dialect weak, delicate, or feeble
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neshsensitive to the cold
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neshAdj. 1. Over-sensitive to cold, when applied to a person. E.g."I suppose you want me to turn the fire on, being so nesh." 2. Cold, with respect to the weather. E.g."Put your coat on [..]
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(now,_|UK|_|dialectal) Soft; tender; sensitive; yielding.
*enm|neschen, fromang|hnescan,gem-pro|*hnask?n?,ine-pro|*kn?s-,"to nibble at, parasitise, squander"; >{{m|de|naschen||to nibble, pinch}}.
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