nesh

British  

/ nɛʃ /

adjective

1. sensitive to the cold

2. timid or cowardly

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Etymology

Origin of nesh

from Old English hnesce; related to Gothic hnasqus tender, soft; of obscure origin

Example Sentences

She gaed ower t' grass like a bit cloud i' summer, an she wor sma' an nesh as a wagtail on t' steëans.

From Helbeck of Bannisdale — Volume II by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

“His missus were always a poor, nesh ’ooman,” returned Pucklechurch.

From The Carbonels by Stacey, W. S. (Walter S.)

They a bit nesh, you know,' he concluded to me.

From England, My England by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

"They must be nesh folks as is put out with the singing o' birds," replied Emanuel, rather affronted.

From The Grey Woman and other Tales by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

Soft-sided, were silk but to press on her skin, it would cause it      to bleed, So delicate-bodied she is and so nesh, as forsooth      thou hast seen.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II by Payne, John