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Old English · adverb

neoþan

Part of speech
adverb
IPA
/ˈne͜o.θɑn/
[ˈne͜o.ðɑn]
Syllables
ˈne͜o · θɑn (2 syllables)

neoþan1 · adverb

Senses

  1. 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"
  2. 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"
  3. from below

neoþan2 · preposition

Senses

  1. neath

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *niþanē.

Descendants

neath

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