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Old English · noun

neawist

Normalised nēawist

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈnæ͜ɑːˌwist/
Syllables
ˈnæ͜ɑː · ˌwist (2 syllables)
Modern English
neighbourhoodareasurroundingproximityvicinitycompanionship

Meaning

  1. neighbourhood (area around one's home)

  2. the vicinity of anything: proximity, neighbourhood, surrounding area

  3. companionship, fellowship

    Sē þeġn wæs wuniende būtan wīfes nēawiste, forþan þe his ġebedda ġefaren wæs of līfe.

    The thane was living without the companionship of a wife, for his consort had departed from life.

    late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

Declension

Declension of neawist
SingularPlural
Nominative nēawistnēawistenēawista
Accusative nēawistnēawistenēawistenēawista
Genitive nēawistenēawista
Dative nēawistenēawistum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nāhawisti. Cognate with Old High German nāhwist (“neighbourhood”), Icelandic návist (“presence”). Equivalent to Old English nēah (“close, near”) + wist (“being, essence”).

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