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Webster 1913 Edition


Neigh

Neigh

(nā)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Neighed
(nād)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Neighing
.]
[OE.
neien
, AS.
hnǣgan
, prob. of imitative origin; cf. MHG.
nēgen
, Icel.
hneggja
,
gneggja
, Sw.
gnägga
. Cf.
Nag
a horse.]
1.
To utter the cry of the horse; to whinny.
2.
To scoff or sneer; to jeer.
[Obs.]
Neighed
at his nakedness.
Beau. & Fl.

Neigh

,
Noun.
The cry of a horse; a whinny.

Webster 1828 Edition


Neigh

NEIGH

,
Verb.
I.
[signifies to jar or quarrel; a sharp noise.] To utter the voice of a horse, expressive of want or desire; to whinny.

NEIGH

,
Noun.
na.
The voice of a horse; a whinnying.