nesh

Meanings

Adj

Soft; tender; sensitive; yielding.
Delicate; weak; poor-spirited; susceptible to cold weather, harsh conditions etc.
Soft; friable; crumbly.

Verb

To make soft, tender, or weak.
To act timidly.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English nesh, nesch, nesche, from Old English hnesċe, hnysċe, næsċe (“soft, tender, mild; weak, delicate; slack, negligent; effeminate, wanton”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaskwī, from Proto-Germanic *hnaskuz (“soft, tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *knēs-, *kenes- (“to scratch, scrape, rub”).
Cognate with Scots nesch, nesh (“soft, tender, yielding easily to pressure, sensitive”), Dutch nesch, nes (“wet, moist”), Gothic 𐌷𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌵𐌿𐍃 (hnasqus, “soft, tender, delicate”). Compare also nask, nasky, nasty.

Scrabble Score: 7

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Words With Friends Score: 7

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