Nĭt, n.

noun

n. [A-S. hnitu, L. Ger. nete, D. neet, Icel. nyt, nit, for hnit, Sw. gnet, Dan. gnid, O. H. Ger. niz, for hniz, N. H. Ger. niss, allied to Gr. κόνις, κονίδος, Russ. & Pol. gnida, Bohem. hnida, W. nedd.] The egg of a louse or other small insect.