neah

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw, from *nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (to reach).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /næ͜ɑːx/
    • Rhymes: -æ͜ɑːx

    Adjective

    nēah (comparative nēar or nēr, superlative nīehst)

    1. close, near

    Declension

    Preposition

    nēah

    1. close, near

    Adverb

    nēah

    1. close, near

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle English: neygh, nygh, nye, nyȝ, nighe
      • English: nigh
      • Scots: ne, ney
      • Yola: neeghe, nich