neah

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /næːɑh/

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nēhw, whence also Old Saxon nāh, Dutch na, Old High German nāh (German nah), Old Norse (Icelandic ná-), Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ). Extra-Germanic cognates include Albanian nesër (tomorrow, in short time).

Adjective

nēah (comparative nēar, superlative nīehst)

  1. nigh, near

Preposition

nēah

  1. nigh, near

Adverb

nēah

  1. nigh, near

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Last modified on 11 May 2013, at 20:04