† nidgev.¹

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps related to earlier nidging adj. Compare fidge v. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (nidʒ) /nɪdʒ/.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To shake (the head, etc.). Also intransitive: to quiver, shake.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > vibrate [verb (intransitive)] > tremble or quiver

shiverc1250

tremble1303

lillec1400

tryllec1400

quaver?a1439

didderc1440

dadderc1450

whitherc1450

bever1470

dindle1470

brawl1489

quiver1490

quitter1513

flichter1528

warble1549

palsy1582

quoba1586

twitter1629

dither1649

verberate1652

quibble1721

dandera1724

tremulate1749

vibrate1757

dingle1787

nidge1803

tirl1825

reel1847

shudder1849

tremor1921

1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw III. i. 7 The coxcomb, who stood nidging his head with anger.

1831 in Mag. Amer. Hist. (1888) Jan. 81 The majestic object is perpetually in motion, shaking and nidging and nodding this way and that.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

nidgev.²

Brit.

/nɪdʒ/, U.S.

/nɪdʒ/, Scottish English

/nɪdʒ/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: nitch n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < a variant of nitch n. Compare earlier nidged adj. and nidging n.

Scottish. Building. rare.

transitive. To trim (stone) roughly with a sharp-pointed hammer.

ΚΠ

1850 J. Ogilvie Imperial Dict. Nidge, in masonry, to dress the face of a stone with a sharp-pointed hammer in place of hewing it with a chisel and mallet.

1949 W. Diack Granite Industry 80 The setts shall be finely nidged, axed, punched, or otherwise dressed on head or exposed surface, showing little more than daylight when a straight-edge is applied to the surface in any direction.

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

单词	nidge
释义	† nidgev.¹ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps related to earlier nidging adj. Compare fidge v. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (nidʒ) /nɪdʒ/. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To shake (the head, etc.). Also intransitive: to quiver, shake. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > vibrate [verb (intransitive)] > tremble or quiver shiverc1250 tremble1303 lillec1400 tryllec1400 quaver?a1439 didderc1440 dadderc1450 whitherc1450 bever1470 dindle1470 brawl1489 quiver1490 quitter1513 flichter1528 warble1549 palsy1582 quoba1586 twitter1629 dither1649 verberate1652 quibble1721 dandera1724 tremulate1749 vibrate1757 dingle1787 nidge1803 tirl1825 reel1847 shudder1849 tremor1921 1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw III. i. 7 The coxcomb, who stood nidging his head with anger. 1831 in Mag. Amer. Hist. (1888) Jan. 81 The majestic object is perpetually in motion, shaking and nidging and nodding this way and that. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2018). nidgev.² Brit. /nɪdʒ/, U.S. /nɪdʒ/, Scottish English /nɪdʒ/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: nitch n. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < a variant of nitch n. Compare earlier nidged adj. and nidging n. Scottish. Building. rare. transitive. To trim (stone) roughly with a sharp-pointed hammer. ΚΠ 1850 J. Ogilvie Imperial Dict. Nidge, in masonry, to dress the face of a stone with a sharp-pointed hammer in place of hewing it with a chisel and mallet. 1949 W. Diack Granite Industry 80 The setts shall be finely nidged, axed, punched, or otherwise dressed on head or exposed surface, showing little more than daylight when a straight-edge is applied to the surface in any direction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.¹1803v.²1850
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