Old English · prefix
niþer-
- Part of speech
- prefix
- IPA
- /ˈni.θer/[ˈni.ðer]
- Syllables
- ˈni · θer (2 syllables)
Meaning
below, beneath; situated in a lower position, lower
niþerdǣl
lower part
down, downward
niþersettan
to set down
inferior
Etymology
From niþer (“below, down”).
Descendants
nether-
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