different between nait vs nart

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English naiten, nayten, from Old Norse neita, later variant of Old Norse níta (“to deny, refuse”), from Proto-Germanic *niitjan? (“to say 'no', deny, refuse”), from Proto-Germanic *ne (“no, not”). Cognate with Icelandic neita (“to deny”), Danish nægte (“to deny”), Old English n?tan (“to annoy, afflict, press upon, trample upon, crush, subdue, injure, destroy”). More at nyte, nay.

Verb

nait (third-person singular simple present naits, present participle naiting, simple past and past participle naited)

1. (transitive) To refuse; deny; disclaim.

Etymology 2

From Middle English naiten, nayten, from Old Norse neyta (“to use, employ”), from Proto-Germanic *nautijan? (“to use”), from Proto-Indo-European *newd- (“to acquire, make use of”). Cognate with Icelandic neyta (“to make use of, employ”). Related also to Icelandic nýta (“to use, make use of”), Old English n?otan (“to use, make use of, have the use of, have the benefit of, enjoy, employ”). More at note.

Verb

nait (third-person singular simple present naits, present participle naiting, simple past and past participle naited)

1. (transitive) To use; employ.
2. (transitive) To go over; recite; repeat.
3. (reflexive) To exert oneself.

Etymology 3

From Middle English naite, from Old Norse neyte, neyti (“use”), from Proto-Germanic *nautiz (“use”).

Alternative forms

• nate

Noun

nait (plural naits)

1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Use; profit; foredeal; advantage.
2. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Use; end; purpose.

Etymology 4

From Middle English nait, nayt, from Old Norse neytr (“in good order, fit, fit for use”), from Proto-Germanic *nautiz (“useful, helpful”). Compare Old English nyttol (“useful”).

Adjective

nait (comparative naiter or more nait, superlative naitest or most nait)

1. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Useful; good at need; fit; able.
2. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Quick and effective; deft; skilful.
3. (Britain dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) In good order; trim; tidy; dainty; clean.

Derived terms

• naitly

Anagrams

• TINA, Tain, Tani, Tian, Tina, ain't, ani?, anti, anti-, tain, tian, tina

Finnish

Verb

nait

1. Second-person singular indicative present form of naida.
2. Second-person singular indicative past form of naida.

Anagrams

• anti, anti-, tain, tina

French

Alternative forms

• naît

Verb

nait

1. third-person singular present indicative of naitre

Anagrams

• niât
• tain, 'tain
• tian

Tok Pisin

Etymology

English night

Noun

nait

1. night

Middle English

Contraction

nart

1. Contraction of ne art
   • Geoffrey Chaucer, The Second Nun's Tale.

     Teere lakkyth no thyng to thyn vtter Iyen / That thow nart blynd / for thyng that we seen alle / That is a stoon that men may wel espyen.

Anagrams

• Tarn, Tran, rant, tRNA, tarn, tran

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nart/

Noun

nart

1. genitive plural of narta