neibour

English edit

Noun edit

neibour (plural neibours)

Obsolete form of neighbour.

Scots edit

Alternative forms edit

nebour, neebour, nichbour, nechbour, neichbour

Etymology edit

Inherited from Middle English neyghebour, from Old English nēahġebūr, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhwagabūrō, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwagabūrô.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈni.bər/

Noun edit

neibour (plural neibours)

neighbour
partner, husband or wife, bedfellow
match (another thing or person of a set or pair)

Derived terms edit

neibourheid

Verb edit

neibour (third-person singular simple present neibours, present participle neibourin, simple past neibourt, past participle neibourt)

to associate with somebody
to form a set with something or somebody