niþre

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *niþrai. Cognate with Icelandic niðri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniθ.re/, [ˈnið.re]

Adverb

niþre

1. down

Usage notes

This word is used to describe where something is: wit sind hēr niðre (“we're down here”). To describe where something is going, the word niþer is used instead: wit gāþ þider niðer (“we're going down there”).

Antonyms

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