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==Etymology==
− It is the shortened form of [[nihilum]], from ⟨*ne hīlom⟩ “not a bit”, from the negative [[m|la|ne-]] and [[hīlum|t=a tiny amount]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(Wiktionary)^(Lewis & Short 1879) The shortening took place in unstressed position; the short /i/ of the second syllable may come from shortening before final /l/ or from iambic shortening.^(de Vaan 2008) “Hīlum” itself has no etymology.^(de Vaan 2008) The contracted form [[nīl]] is usual in verse and colloquial prose.^(OLD 2012)
+ It is the shortened form of [[nihilum]], from ⟨*ne hīlom⟩ “not a bit”, from the negative [[m|la|ne-]] and [[hīlum|t=a tiny amount]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(Wiktionary)^(Lewis & Short 1879) The shortening took place in unstressed position; the short /i/ of the second syllable may come from shortening before final /l/ or from iambic shortening.^(de Vaan 2008) ⟨Hīlum⟩ itself has no etymology.^(de Vaan 2008) The contracted form [[nīl]] is usual in verse and colloquial prose.^(OLD 2012)
==Earliest recorded meaning==