- níwe
- adj 1. new, not yet used, untried; not existing before, now made, or brought into existence, for the first time; 1a. of a kind now first invented or introduced; 2. new, fresh, recent, not of long standing, not long made, not previously known; (1) of things spoken or heard; (2) of feelings, experience, events, etc.; (3) of things or persons; 3. new (to anything), untried, inexperienced; coming as a resumption or repetition of some previous act or thing; 3a. restored after demolition, decay, disappearance, etc.; applied to the moon; 4. new, fresh, novel, different from what has gone before, unheard of; other than the former or old, different from that previously existing, known, or used; 4a. of persons occupying a certain position or relationship; 5. with demonstrative se to distinguish the thing spoken of from something old, or already existing, of the same kind; (1) of institutions, practices, etc.; séo níwe gewitnes the new testament; (2) with things, places, and persons; 6. of recent origin or growth, that has not yet existed long; 6a. of articles of food or drink, freshly made, produced, or grown, belonging to the fresh crop or growth; 6b. recently made, not yet used or worn, still unimpaired by use; 7. having but recently come into a certain state, position, or relationship; 7a. new to a thing, inexperienced in; níwe on geléafan new in belief; 7b. inexperienced, unskilled, rude; 8. adv newly, recently; \níwean stefne again, anew; see níwan
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.