Old English · adverb
neoþan
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈne͜o.θɑn/[ˈne͜o.ðɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈne͜o · θɑn (2 syllables)
neoþan1 · adverb
Senses
beneath
Efne ðā tōbærst þæs temples wāhryft, fram ðǣre fyrste ufan ōð ðā flōr neoðan,...
Lo then the temple's veil burst asunder, from the summit above down to the floor beneath,...
c. 992, Ælfric, "Palm Sunday. On The Lord's Passion"below
...mid ðǣre hē wæs ofset fram ðām hnolle ufan ōð his fōtwylmas neoðan.
...with which he was afflicted from the crown above to the soles of his feet below.
c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Simon and Jude"from below
neoþan2 · preposition
Senses
neath
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *niþanē.
Descendants
neath
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