neah

See also: neah-

Old English

Alternative forms

nēa, nēh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /næːɑh/

Adjective

nēah (comparative nēar, superlative nīehst)

nigh, near

Preposition

neah

nigh, near

Adverb

neah

nigh, near

Descendants

Middle English: neygh, nygh, nye, nyȝ
- English: nigh
- Scots: ney

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