neawist

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”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæ͜ɑːˌwist/

nēawist f

1. neighbourhood (area around one's home)
2. the vicinity of anything: proximity, neighbourhood, surrounding area
3. companionship, fellowship
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints

     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.

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