Old English · adjective
neah
Normalised nēah
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /næ͜ɑːx/
- Syllables
- næ͜ɑːx (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- nighclosenear
neah1 · adjective
Senses
-
close, near
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | nēah | nēa | nēah |
| Accusative | nēanenēanne | nēa | nēah |
| Genitive | nēas | nēarenēarre | nēas |
| Dative | nēamnēaum | nēarenēarre | nēamnēaum |
| Instrumental | nēa | nēarenēarre | nēa |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | nēa | nēa | nēa |
| Accusative | nēa | nēa | nēa |
| Genitive | nēaranēarra | nēaranēarra | nēaranēarra |
| Dative | nēamnēaum | nēamnēaum | nēamnēaum |
| Instrumental | nēamnēaum | nēamnēaum | nēamnēaum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | nēa | nēa | nēa |
| Accusative | nēan | nēan | nēa |
| Genitive | nēan | nēan | nēan |
| Dative | nēan | nēan | nēan |
| Instrumental | nēan | nēan | nēan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | nēan | nēan | nēan |
| Accusative | nēan | nēan | nēan |
| Genitive | nēaranēarranēana | nēaranēarranēana | nēaranēarranēana |
| Dative | nēamnēaum | nēamnēaum | nēamnēaum |
| Instrumental | nēamnēaum | nēamnēaum | nēamnēaum |
neah2 · adverb
Senses
-
close, near
hwǣr iċ feor oþþe nēah · findan meahte þone þe in meoduhealle · mīne wisse
sought hall-sad a giver of treasure, where I far or near could find who in a mead-hall would know my men
sōhte seledrēoriġ · sinces bryttan,
neah3 · preposition
Senses
-
close, near
All forms (13)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- Proto-Germanic *nēhwazder. Proto-Germanic *nēhw Proto-West Germanic *nāhw Old English neah Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, from *nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”).
Descendants
nigh
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