Look up: nix

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   Nix
   Nix noun ; fem. Nixe [ G. Confer 1st Nick .] (Teut. Myth.) One of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous disposition. « The treacherous nixes who entice men to a watery death.» Tylor.
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   nix
   Nixe . [G. Cf. 1st Nick. ... One of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous disposition. 'The treacherous nixes who entice men to a watery death.' (Tylor) ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   Nix
   The `Neck` (English) or the `Nix/Nixe` (German) refer to shapeshifting water spirits who usually appear in human form. The spirit has appeared in the myths and legends of all Germanic peoples in Europe. Their sex, bynames and various animal-like transformations vary geographically. The German `Nix` and his Scandinavian counterparts are males. The German `Nixe` or `Nixie` is a female river mermaid.
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   Nix
   • (fem.) One of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous disposition. • (fem.) One of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous disposition.
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   nix
   in Germanic mythology, a water being, half human, half fish, that lives in a beautiful underwater palace and mingles with humans by assuming a ...
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   nix
   nix or nixie,in Germanic mythology, water sprite. The nixes could assume various shapes, most frequently as half human and half fish. They could do favors for humans, particularly in teaching them bewitching music, but for the most part they were treacherous and malignant.
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