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nainsell

nainsell noun: self.

Noun

nainsell

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) self
    • "Gin ye hae your appetite wi' you we'll eat, Mr. Montagu, for I'm a wee thingie hungry my nainsell (myself).1902, William MacLeod Raine, A Daughter of Raasay
    • Forsooth her nainsell lives by thift.1806, Walter Scott, Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Vol. II (of 3)

Forms of nainsell

alternative formnainsel

Origin of nainsell

From nain (from reanalysis of an own, mine own etc. as a nain, my nain) + sell, alternative form of self.

Questions about nainsell

What does nainsell mean?
Nainsell means self.
What part of speech is nainsell?
Nainsell is a noun.

Words near nainsell in the dictionary

  1. Naing
  2. Naings
  3. Nainital
  4. nains
  5. nainsel
  6. nainsell
  7. nainsook
  8. nainsooks
  9. Naintré
  10. naio
  11. NAION

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