ned
English edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. The suggested initialism from "non-educated delinquent" is a backronym and folk etymology. Several other suggestions include a contraction of ne'er-do-well, neanderthal, or some kind of relationship with Teddy Boy although its use much predates the 1950s origin of that phrase. Ostensibly unrelated to "Ned" as a diminutive of the personal name "Edward" but the Scottish use of 'ned' for hooligan or lout is cited by the Oxford English Dictionary as dating from the early 19th century. The OED also attributes a possible derivation from the 'Edward' diminutive.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ned (plural neds)
- (Scotland, slang, derogatory, offensive) A person, usually a youth, of low social standing and education, a violent disposition and with a particular style of dress (typically sportswear or Burberry), speech and behaviour.
- 2007 (Scotland), RecordView in Daily Record, 14 Feb 07, Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail, p. 8:
- The mindless behaviour of drunken neds and nuisance neighbours brings misery to tens of thousands of honest folk.
- 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 28:
- You could live in a place for twenty years, you could clean up its streets and lock up its neds.
- 2007 (Scotland), RecordView in Daily Record, 14 Feb 07, Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail, p. 8:
Synonyms edit
- chav (England)
- charva (Northeast England)
- scally (Northern England)
- scanger (Dublin/Ireland)
- schemie (Scotland)
- Senga (Scotland)
- yob, yobbo (England, Australia)
- spide (Northern Ireland)
Anagrams edit
Bavarian edit
Alternative forms edit
- net (spelling variant)
- nit (Southern Bavarian)
- niat
Etymology edit
From Middle High German niwiht, niweht, niht, a contracted form of Old High German niowiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“being, creature”), the last from Proto-Germanic *wihtą. Cognates include German nicht, Dutch niet, Yiddish ניט (nit) and נישט (nisht), English not.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /neːd̥/ (West Central Bavarian)
- IPA(key): /ne̞d̥/, /nɛd̥/ (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian)
Adverb edit
ned
- not
- Des is ned mei Hund. ― This is not my dog.
Interjection edit
ned?
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include Faroese and Icelandic niður, English nether, Dutch neder, German nieder.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
ned
German edit
Adverb edit
ned
- Alternative spelling of net
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From né, by analogy with e/ed.
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
ned
- (poetic, rare) Alternative form of né used before a vowel
- c. 1260s, Brunetto Latini, Il tesoretto [The Treasure], collected in Raccolta di rime antiche toscane: Volume primo, Palermo: Giuseppe Assenzio, published 1817, page 9, lines 1–5:
- Al valente Signore,
Di cui non so migliore
Sù la terra trovare;
Che non avete pare
Nè ’n pace, ned in guerra- To the valiant Lord, better of whom I can not find anyone on earth, for you have no peer, neither in peace nor in war
Further reading edit
- ned in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Lower Sorbian edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Upper Sorbian hnyd and Czech hned.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ned
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
- ner (no longer listed; obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer.
Adverb edit
ned
- down (from a higher to a lower level)
Derived terms edit
- legge ned
- nedarva
- nedarves
- nedarvet
- nedarving
- nedbe
- nedbemanne
- nedbetale
- nedbryte
- nedbrytende
- nedbør
- neddemme
- neddemmes
- neddykka
- neddykket
- nedfall
- nedfart
- nedfelle
- nedfor
- nedfôre
- nedfôring
- nedfryse
- nedgang
- nedgradere
- nedgravd
- nedgrodd
- nedisa
- nediset
- nedist
- nedkjempe
- nedkjøle
- nedkomme
- nedkomst
- nedlate
- nedlegge
- nedløpsrør
- nedmed
- nedom
- nedover
- nedprioritere
- nedpå
- nedringa
- nedringet
- nedrive
- nedriving
- nedrivning
- nedruste
- nedrusting
- nedrustning
- nedrykk
- nedrykking
- nedrykning
- nedsable
- nedsenkbar
- nedsette
- nedside
- nedskrive
- nedslag
- nedslitt
- nedslått
- nedstamme
- nedstige
- nedstigende
- nedstiging
- nedstigning
- nedstrøk
- nedstrøms
- nedtegne
- nedtelling
- nedtur
- nedunder
- nedved
- nedveg
- nedvei
- nedverdige
- nedvurdere
- nedvæpning
- opp ned
- rykke ned
- stige ned
Related terms edit
References edit
- “ned” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ned
- down (from a higher to a lower level)
Derived terms edit
- nedarva
- nedarving
- nedbemanna
- nedbemanne
- nedbetala
- nedbetale
- nedbroten
- nedbrytande
- nedburd
- nedbygging
- nedbør
- nedbøygd
- neddemd
- neddemt
- nedervd
- nederving
- nedetter
- nedfall
- nedfart
- nedfella
- nedfelle
- nedfor
- nedforing
- nedfôring
- nedføre
- nedgang
- nedgjennom
- nedgradera
- nedgradere
- nedgrodd
- nedigjennom
- nedisa
- nedist
- nedkjempe
- nedkomst
- nedkøyrd
- nedlagd
- nedlata
- nedlate
- nedlege
- nedlegga
- nedlegge
- nedleggja
- nedleggje
- nedloge
- nedmed
- nedom
- nedover
- nedprioritera
- nedprioritere
- nedpå
- nedringa
- nedringd
- nedriving
- nedrusting
- nedrykk
- nedside
- nedslag
- nedsliten
- nedslått
- nedstamma
- nedstamme
- nedstigande
- nedstiging
- nedstigning
- nedstraums
- nedstrok
- nedstrøk
- nedteljing
- nedtil
- nedtur
- nedunder
- nedved
- nedveg
- nedverdiga
- nedverdige
- nedvurdera
- nedvurdere
- nedvæpning
- nedætta
- nedætte
- opp ned
- rykkje ned
- stige ned
Related terms edit
References edit
- “ned” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nēd f
- Alternative form of nīed
Scots edit
Noun edit
ned (plural neds)
- (slang, derogatory) ned
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include English nether, Faroese and Icelandic niður, German nieder and Dutch neder.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ned (not comparable)
Usage notes edit
The forms ned and ner are often, but not always, interchangeable. The form ned is more formal and is especially found in compounds of more formal nature, whereas ner is more common as a word on its own. For instance the formal word nedlägga (“to discontinue, shut down”) vs. its informal equivalent lägga ner. Some compounds can use either form, e.g. nedladdning (“download”) (more formal) or nerladdning (less formal). Some compounds only use ned, e.g. nedlåtande (“condescending”).
In a few compounds, the otherwise archaic form neder is used, e.g. nederbörd (“precipitation”) or nedervåning (“ground floor”).
See also edit
- nere (“down, as a location”)
References edit
- ned in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ned in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ned in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams edit
Votic edit
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
ned
- Alternative form of need
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