nievie-nievie-nick-nackn.

Brit.

/ˌniːvɪniːvɪˈnɪknak/, U.S.

/ˌniviˌniviˈnɪkˌnæk/, Scottish English

/ˌnivɪnivɪˈnɪknak/, Irish English

/ˌniːviniːviˈnɪknæk/

Forms:

α. Scottish pre-1700 nevie-nevie-nak, pre-1700 nivinivinack, 1900s– neevie-neevie-nack; English regional (northern) 1800s neavy-neavy-nack, 1800s– niffy-niffy-nack, 1900s– neevy-neevy-nack.

β. Scottish pre-1700 niuie-nake; English regional (northern) 1800s– neevy-nack, 1900s– neavy-nack.

γ. Scottish 1700s nive-nive-nick-nack, 1800s kneevie-kneevie-nick-knack, 1800s neevie-neevie-nick-nack, 1800s neiveie-neiveie-nick-nack, 1800s nevy-nevy-nick-nack, 1800s nievy-nievy-nick-nack, 1800s nivvi-nivvi-nak-kak, 1800s nivvi-nivvi-nak-nak, 1800s– nievie-nievie-nick-nack, 1900s– nieve-nieve-nich-nack, 1900s– nivvie-nivvie-neek-nack, 1900s– nivvy-nivvy-nick-nack; English regional (chiefly northern) 1800s– neavy-neavy-knick-knack, 1800s– neevy-neevy-nick-nack, 1800s– nevie-nevie-nick-nack, 1800s– nievy-nievy-nick-nack; Irish English (northern) 1800s nievy-navy-nick-nack, 1900s– neevy-navy-nick-nack, 1900s– nievie-navy-nick-nack.

δ. Scottish 1800s neevy-nick-nack, 1800s nivey-neecknack, 1800s nivy-nick-nack, 1900s– nivie-nick-nack; Irish English (northern) 1900s– nievie-nick-nack.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nieve n., -y suffix⁶, knack n.²

Etymology: Earliest (in α. forms) < nieve n. + -y suffix⁶ (with reduplication) + an element of uncertain origin, perhaps arbitrary, or perhaps a variant of knack n.², since the traditional rhyme in which the word is used ends with the words ‘I'll beguile ye if I can’. The γ and δ forms show reduplication (and usually vowel variation) in the final element; compare knick-knack n. Compare also handy-dandy n., adv., and int., the name of a broadly equivalent traditional game in the southern part of Britain.

Scottish, Irish English (northern), and English regional (northern).

A children's game, in which one player has to guess the hand in which the other player has concealed a small object, such as a pin or a coin. Also used as a method of casting lots. Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) gives a number of rhymes associated with this game. A particularly common example, recorded in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Northumberland, is ‘Nievie-nievie-nick-nack, Which hand will ye tak? Tak the right, tak the wrang, I'll beguile ye if I can’.

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c1585 A. Montgomerie Misc. Poems xxxii. 65 Can ȝe not play at ‘nevie nevie nak’?

1606 A. Craig Amorose Songes sig. Gvi^v I put my hand by hazard in the hat..A fortune blind, or niuie nake to trie.

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xxii. 94 There he played..At nivinivinack.

1735 Groan from True Blue Presbyterian 16 They never mind that quick-sighted People see them playing Keek bo and Nive, nive, nick nack.

1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 37/2 Playing at nivy-nick-nack.

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well III. iv. 102 I plaid it awa' at neevie-neevie-nick-nack.

1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Nievy-nievy-nick-nack, a game guessing the hand (or nief) in which an article is hid.

1895 W. C. Fraser Whaups of Durley iii. 28 The more advanced children..played at ‘Nievie, nievie, nick-nack’.

1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 61 Noo gang an' stan anent yer mam An' play at nivie-nick-nack.

1933 H. Allen Anthony Adverse III. vii. li. 761 Min' yoursel' or they'll be playin' nieve-nieve-nich-nack wie ye.

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 235/1 Nievie-nick-nack, nievie-navy-nick-nack, a method of casting lots; a guessing game. The object is to choose the hand in which something is hidden.

1997 W. Rollinson Dict. Cumbrian Dial. 111 Neavy-nack, children's game of casting lots.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nievie-nievie-nick-nack
释义	nievie-nievie-nick-nackn. Brit. /ˌniːvɪniːvɪˈnɪknak/, U.S. /ˌniviˌniviˈnɪkˌnæk/, Scottish English /ˌnivɪnivɪˈnɪknak/, Irish English /ˌniːviniːviˈnɪknæk/ Forms: α. Scottish pre-1700 nevie-nevie-nak, pre-1700 nivinivinack, 1900s– neevie-neevie-nack; English regional (northern) 1800s neavy-neavy-nack, 1800s– niffy-niffy-nack, 1900s– neevy-neevy-nack. β. Scottish pre-1700 niuie-nake; English regional (northern) 1800s– neevy-nack, 1900s– neavy-nack. γ. Scottish 1700s nive-nive-nick-nack, 1800s kneevie-kneevie-nick-knack, 1800s neevie-neevie-nick-nack, 1800s neiveie-neiveie-nick-nack, 1800s nevy-nevy-nick-nack, 1800s nievy-nievy-nick-nack, 1800s nivvi-nivvi-nak-kak, 1800s nivvi-nivvi-nak-nak, 1800s– nievie-nievie-nick-nack, 1900s– nieve-nieve-nich-nack, 1900s– nivvie-nivvie-neek-nack, 1900s– nivvy-nivvy-nick-nack; English regional (chiefly northern) 1800s– neavy-neavy-knick-knack, 1800s– neevy-neevy-nick-nack, 1800s– nevie-nevie-nick-nack, 1800s– nievy-nievy-nick-nack; Irish English (northern) 1800s nievy-navy-nick-nack, 1900s– neevy-navy-nick-nack, 1900s– nievie-navy-nick-nack. δ. Scottish 1800s neevy-nick-nack, 1800s nivey-neecknack, 1800s nivy-nick-nack, 1900s– nivie-nick-nack; Irish English (northern) 1900s– nievie-nick-nack. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nieve n., -y suffix⁶, knack n.² Etymology: Earliest (in α. forms) < nieve n. + -y suffix⁶ (with reduplication) + an element of uncertain origin, perhaps arbitrary, or perhaps a variant of knack n.², since the traditional rhyme in which the word is used ends with the words ‘I'll beguile ye if I can’. The γ and δ forms show reduplication (and usually vowel variation) in the final element; compare knick-knack n. Compare also handy-dandy n., adv., and int., the name of a broadly equivalent traditional game in the southern part of Britain. Scottish, Irish English (northern), and English regional (northern). A children's game, in which one player has to guess the hand in which the other player has concealed a small object, such as a pin or a coin. Also used as a method of casting lots. Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) gives a number of rhymes associated with this game. A particularly common example, recorded in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Northumberland, is ‘Nievie-nievie-nick-nack, Which hand will ye tak? Tak the right, tak the wrang, I'll beguile ye if I can’. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > children's game > other children's games > [noun] > games played with fingers handy-dandy1575 nievie-nievie-nick-nackc1585 wiggle-waggle1825 pat-a-cake1838 patty-cake1889 janken1894 c1585 A. Montgomerie Misc. Poems xxxii. 65 Can ȝe not play at ‘nevie nevie nak’? 1606 A. Craig Amorose Songes sig. Gvi^v I put my hand by hazard in the hat..A fortune blind, or niuie nake to trie. 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xxii. 94 There he played..At nivinivinack. 1735 Groan from True Blue Presbyterian 16 They never mind that quick-sighted People see them playing Keek bo and Nive, nive, nick nack. 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 37/2 Playing at nivy-nick-nack. 1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well III. iv. 102 I plaid it awa' at neevie-neevie-nick-nack. 1894 R. O. Heslop Northumberland Words Nievy-nievy-nick-nack, a game guessing the hand (or nief) in which an article is hid. 1895 W. C. Fraser Whaups of Durley iii. 28 The more advanced children..played at ‘Nievie, nievie, nick-nack’. 1924 Swatches o' Hamespun 61 Noo gang an' stan anent yer mam An' play at nivie-nick-nack. 1933 H. Allen Anthony Adverse III. vii. li. 761 Min' yoursel' or they'll be playin' nieve-nieve-nich-nack wie ye. 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 235/1 Nievie-nick-nack, nievie-navy-nick-nack, a method of casting lots; a guessing game. The object is to choose the hand in which something is hidden. 1997 W. Rollinson Dict. Cumbrian Dial. 111 Neavy-nack, children's game of casting lots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1585
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