/nay/ , v.i.
1. to utter the cry of a horse; whinny.
n.
2. the cry of a horse; whinny.
[ bef. 1000; ME ney ( gh ) en, OE hnaegan, c. MD neyen, OS hnegian, MHG negen, OHG hneigen, ON hneggja; akin to OS hnechian; MD nighen, MLG nigen, MHG nyhen; and, with intrusion in the initial, ON gneggja, Norw kneggja. See NAG 2 ]