Middle English Dictionary Entry

nīth n.
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Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) Enmity, ill will; malice, spite; envy; (b) hete and ~, ~ and hete, hatred and malice; wratthe and ~, anger and malice, anger and spite; ~ and onde (enst), spite and hate, malice and spite; onde and ~, for ~ no onde, for ~ and for onde; with) ~ and (with) onde; etc; -- also personified; (c) beren (haven) ~, to be resentful or envious; haven ~ and onde (onde and ~); haven onde other ~; beren ~ until, haven ~ til (to, yen), feel or bear resentment, animosity, or envy towards (sb.); haven ~ and onde to, haven ~ and win with, haven wratthe other ~ mid; beren ~ to (yen) [see beren 7. (b)]; haven ~ of, feel resentment or envy over (sth.); taken ~ til, develop a grudge towards (sb.), grow hostile to (sb.); taken ~ with (yen), become hostile or resentful towards (sb.).
2.
(a) One of the deadly sins, envy, malice; ?also, wrath; ~ and onde (enst), envy and spite; (b) ?a malicious or spiteful act; (c) wickedness, badness, evil; (d) vexation, distress, tribulation.