Word of the Day: NISEY

ETYMOLOGY
of unknown origin;
perhaps from nice (obsolete adj. foolish, stupid senseless)

EXAMPLE
“…Susan, I this Letter send thee,
Let not sighs and tears attend thee,
We are on the Coast of France;
Taking prizes from those Nizeys,
my sweet Jewel to advance.
Since we London have forsaken, five rich
Prizes have we taken,
Two of them Nantz Brandy Wine;
Chests of money, my sweet Honey! with
rich silks and sattin fine…”

From: The Roxburghe Ballads
Love and Loyalty:
Or, A Letter from a Young-man on Board of an English Privateer, to his beloved Susan in the City of London.
To the Tune of, Tender Hearts of London City
c1689