nygardie

Middle English

Etymology

From nygard (“miser”) +‎ -ie, from nig (“niggardly person”). See niggard.

Noun

nygardie (countable and uncountable, plural not attested)

niggardliness, stinginess, miserliness.
(colloquial) A niggard, a stingy person, a miser.

Derived terms

(obsolete) niggardy

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