neigh

Meaning

Noun

The cry of a horse.

Verb

1. To make its cry.
2. To make a sound similar to a horse's cry.
3. (obsolete) To scoff or sneer.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/neɪ/

Etymology

From Middle English neighen, from Old English hnǣġan, from Proto-Germanic *hnaijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną (“to neigh”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch neien, Middle Low German neigen, Swedish gnägga, Icelandic hneggja.