nied

== Old English == === Alternative forms === nȳd, nēd, nēad, nēod === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *naudi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ni͜yːd/ === Noun === nīed f force, compulsion need as an abstract concept, distress a need or necessity for something a situation of distress or lack of something emergency the runic character ᚾ (/n/) ==== Declension ==== Strong i-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== nīedan nīedbehēfe nīedġield nīedhǣmed nīedwracu ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: nede English: need Scots: nede ==== See also ==== nēod þearf þurfan