neese

See also: Neese

English

Verb

neese (third-person singular simple present neeses, present participle neesing, simple past and past participle neesed)

1. Alternative form of neeze

Anagrams

• seene

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish anís, from an- + ís.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʲiːs/

Adverb

neese

1. up, upwards (from a low position to a higher one)
2. from below
3. from the north
4. from an inferior position in life

   Dobbree eh roishyn neese. ― He worked his way up.

5. up (of growth)

Usage notes

Neese implies upward movement toward the speaker (or some contextually relevant reference point); it contrasts with seose, which implies upward movement away from the speaker (or reference point).

See also

Manx adverbs of direction and position

	Motion toward	Stationary position at	Motion from
up	seose	heose	neose
down	sheese	heese	neese
east	shiar, my hiar	hiar	niar
west/back	sheear, my heear	heear	neear
north	my hwoaie	twoaie	twoaie
south	my yiass	jiass	jiass, niass
northeast	shiar hwoaie	hiar hwoaie	niar hwoaie
northwest	sheear hwoaie	heear hwoaie	neear hwoaie
southeast	shiar yiass	hiar yiass	niar yiass
southwest	sheear yiass	heear yiass	neear yiass
over there	noon	hoal	noal
over here	—	wass	—
inside	stiagh	sthie	—
outside	magh	mooie	—