nesh

adjective dialect

sensitive to the cold
timid or cowardly

Word Origin for nesh

from Old English hnesce; related to Gothic hnasqus tender, soft; of obscure origin

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Examples from the Web for nesh

Historical Examples of nesh

When he knew it wes Nesh, he got a fright himself end then frightened Herding into doing it.
Two Knapsacks
John Campbell
Here are two words with very different titles and claims, nesh and hyppish.
Society for Pure English, Tract 3 (1920)
Society for Pure English
Neshamah, nesh′a-m, n. the highest degree of the soul in the cabbalistic system.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
Various
I think he'd favour poor Master Eddard if he didn't look so nesh.'
The Pillars of the House, Vol. I (of 2)
Charlotte M. Yonge
"They must be nesh folks as is put out with the singing o' birds," replied Emanuel, rather affronted.
The Grey Woman and other Tales
Mrs. (Elizabeth) Gaskell

Word Origin and History for nesh

adj.

"tender, delicate, weak," now a Northern England dialect word, from Old English hnesce "soft in texture" (cognate with early modern Dutch nesch, Gothic hnasqus), of unknown origin.