The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ny \Ny\, Nye \Nye\, a. & adv.
   Nigh. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nye \Nye\, n. [Prob. fr. F. nid nest, brood, L. nidus nest. See
   Nest, and cf. Eye brood, Nide.]
   A brood or flock of pheasants.
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