{ Ny, Nye (?) }, a. & adv. Nigh. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Nye (?), n. [Prob. fr. F. nid nest, brood, L. nidus nest. See Nest, and cf. Eye brood, Nide.] A brood or flock of pheasants.
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