Middle English Dictionary Entry
neked n.
Entry Info
| Forms | neked n. |
| Etymology | ON; cp. OI nekkvat. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A small amount, a bit; but ~, a bit; slightly.
Associated quotations
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1062 : Of þat ilk nwȝere bot neked now wontez.
- c1400(?c1390) Gawain (Nero A.10)1805 : To dele yow for drurye, þat dawed bot neked.
- c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex.(Ashm 44)3935 : All at was bitten of þa best was at a brunt dede, Bot ȝit þai noyed bot a nykid to nane þat was ermed.