Inherited from Middle English neyen, from Old English hnǣġan, from Proto-West Germanic *hnaijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną (“to neigh”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch neien, Middle Low German neigen, Swedish gnägga, Icelandic hneggja.
ty taʻi (the cry of a horse) · no knegg (the cry of a horse) · es relincho (the cry of a horse) · fi hirnunta (the cry of a horse) · sh njiska (the cry of a horse) · fr hennissement (the cry of a horse) · gl rincho (the cry of a horse) · vi hí (the cry of a horse) · pl rżenie (the cry of a horse) · et hirnumine (the cry of a horse) · ca aïnada (the cry of a horse) · ms ringkik (the cry of a horse) · eo heno (the cry of a horse) · ka ჭიხვინი (the cry of a horse) · no vrinsk (the cry of a horse) · ca renill (the cry of a horse) · tr kişneyiş (the cry of a horse) · fa شیهه (the cry of a horse) · te సకిలింత (the cry of a horse) · cs řehtání (the cry of a horse) · ta கனைப்பு (the cry of a horse) · ja いななき (the cry of a horse) · sh њиштање (the cry of a horse) · haw ihihī (the cry of a horse) · fi hirnahdus (the cry of a horse) · ilo aring-ing (the cry of a horse) · ar صَهِيل (the cry of a horse) · sk erdžať (the cry of a horse) · nl hinnik (the cry of a horse) · ur ہِنْہِنَاہَٹ (the cry of a horse) · pmt tangi (the cry of a horse) · he צׇהֳלָה (the cry of a horse) · lv zviedziens (the cry of a horse) · ro nechezat (the cry of a horse) · it nitrito (the cry of a horse) · sh njištanje (the cry of a horse) · tr kişneme (the cry of a horse) · mrq tani (the cry of a horse) · gd sitrich (the cry of a horse) · da vrinsk (the cry of a horse) · cmn 嘶 (the cry of a horse) · mi ngehengehe (the cry of a horse) · cs ržání (the cry of a horse) · la hinnītus (the cry of a horse) · sh њиска (the cry of a horse) · es relinchido (the cry of a horse) · de Wiehern (the cry of a horse) · ga seitreach (the cry of a horse) · io bramo (the cry of a horse) · ru ржа́ние (the cry of a horse) · is hnegg (the cry of a horse) · grc χρεμετίζω (the cry of a horse) · tl halinghing (the cry of a horse) · el χλιμιντρίζω (the cry of a horse) · ty ʻūʻā (the cry of a horse) · ca eguí (the cry of a horse) · sv gnägg (the cry of a horse) · ba кешнәү (the cry of a horse) · bg цвилене (the cry of a horse) · az kişnərti (the cry of a horse) · cs zařehtání (the cry of a horse) · he צְנִיפָה (the cry of a horse) · pt relincho (the cry of a horse)
Inherited from Middle English neyen, from Old English hnǣġan, from Proto-West Germanic *hnaijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnajjaną (“to neigh”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch neien, Middle Low German neigen, Swedish gnägga, Icelandic hneggja.
Meanings
(of a horse) To make its cry.
"I went into the stable first to see to the horse, and found him neighing and waiting for his hay, so I went up into the hay-loft for an armful[.]" 1881, P. Chr. Asbjörnsen [i.e., Peter Christen Asbjørnsen], translated by H. L. Brækstad, Round the Yule Log. Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, →OCLC, page 33:
For hovv […] ſhall I knovv thee to be a man, vvhen thou kickeſt like an aſſe, neygheſt like an Horſe after vvomen, raueſt in luſt like a Bull, raueneſt like a Beare, ſtingeſt like a Scorpion, rakeſt like a VVolfe, as ſuttle as a Foxe, as impudent as a Dogge; ſhall I ſay thou art man that haſt all the Symptomes of a beaſt? 1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Democritus Iunior to the Reader”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy, […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, page 41:
To make a sound similar to a horse's cry.
(obsolete) To scoff or sneer.
Yes, yes, 'tis he. I will assure you Uncle, the very he, the he your Wisdom plaid withal, I thank you for't, neighed at his Nakedness, and made his Cold and Poverty your Pastime; […] c. 1614, John Fletcher, “Wit Without Money, a Comedy”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, Act IV, scene i:
mrq tani ((of a horse) to make its cry) · ru ржать ((of a horse) to make its cry) · cs zařehtat ((of a horse) to make its cry) · gl rinchar ((of a horse) to make its cry) · fi hirnua (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · pmt tangi ((of a horse) to make its cry) · ca aïnar ((of a horse) to make its cry) · fr hennir (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · cs řehtat ((of a horse) to make its cry) · el χλιμιντρίζω ((of a horse) to make its cry) · fr hennir ((of a horse) to make its cry) · uk іржа́ти (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · ug كىشنەمەك ((of a horse) to make its cry) · lv zviegt ((of a horse) to make its cry) · be іржа́ць ((of a horse) to make its cry) · fa شیهه کشیدن ((of a horse) to make its cry) · nb knegge (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · ty taʻi ((of a horse) to make its cry) · he צָנַף ((of a horse) to make its cry) · ga déan seitreach ((of a horse) to make its cry) · grc χρεμετίζω ((of a horse) to make its cry) · nl hinniken ((of a horse) to make its cry) · nb vrinske ((of a horse) to make its cry) · ro râncheza ((of a horse) to make its cry) · cv ӑлах ((of a horse) to make its cry) · nrf hîngni ((of a horse) to make its cry) · uk іржа́ти ((of a horse) to make its cry) · pt relinchar ((of a horse) to make its cry) · ur ہینسنا ((of a horse) to make its cry) · ga bí ag seitreach ((of a horse) to make its cry) · mi ngehengehe ((of a horse) to make its cry) · sh њиштати ((of a horse) to make its cry) · la hinniō ((of a horse) to make its cry) · lt žvengti ((of a horse) to make its cry) · gsw hürschele ((of a horse) to make its cry) · ba кешнәү (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · ang hnǣġan ((of a horse) to make its cry) · tl humalinghing (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · it nitrire ((of a horse) to make its cry) · hi हींसना ((of a horse) to make its cry) · sh њиштати (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · pmt aue ((of a horse) to make its cry) · fa شهیدن ((of a horse) to make its cry) · hu nyerít ((of a horse) to make its cry) · ty ʻūʻā ((of a horse) to make its cry) · haw ihihī ((of a horse) to make its cry) · fi hirnua ((of a horse) to make its cry) · ro necheza (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · az kişnəmək ((of a horse) to make its cry) · cs ržát ((of a horse) to make its cry) · es relinchar (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · enm neyen ((of a horse) to make its cry) · cmn 嘶 ((of a horse) to make its cry) · is hneggja ((of a horse) to make its cry) · bg цвиля ((of a horse) to make its cry) · nb humre (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · ta கனை ((of a horse) to make its cry) · sv gnägga ((of a horse) to make its cry) · nb humre ((of a horse) to make its cry) · gd sitrich ((of a horse) to make its cry) · es relinchar ((of a horse) to make its cry) · is hneggja (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · da vrinske ((of a horse) to make its cry) · sh njištati (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · nb knegge ((of a horse) to make its cry) · sv gnägga (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · enm neyen (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · ka ჭიხვინებს ((of a horse) to make its cry) · tr kişnemek ((of a horse) to make its cry) · ro necheza ((of a horse) to make its cry) · tr kişnemek (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · ca renillar ((of a horse) to make its cry) · et hirnuma (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · eo heni ((of a horse) to make its cry) · it nitrire (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · da gnægge ((of a horse) to make its cry) · de wiehern ((of a horse) to make its cry) · cu ръзати ((of a horse) to make its cry) · haw hōihihī (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · hy խրխնջալ ((of a horse) to make its cry) · vi hí ((of a horse) to make its cry) · ur ہنہنانا ((of a horse) to make its cry) · pl rżeć (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · sk erdžať ((of a horse) to make its cry) · nb vrinske (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · io bramar (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · ba кешнәү ((of a horse) to make its cry) · ca eguinar ((of a horse) to make its cry) · ar صَهَلَ ((of a horse) to make its cry) · lv zviegt (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · ms meringkik (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · sh njištati ((of a horse) to make its cry) · io bramar ((of a horse) to make its cry) · et hirnuma ((of a horse) to make its cry) · ru ржать (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) · pl rżeć ((of a horse) to make its cry) · te సకిలించు ((of a horse) to make its cry) · ms meringkik ((of a horse) to make its cry) · he צָהַל ((of a horse) to make its cry) · tl humalinghing ((of a horse) to make its cry) · cs zaržát ((of a horse) to make its cry)