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Old English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nēawist f
- neighbourhood (area around one's home)
- the vicinity of anything: proximity, neighbourhood, surrounding area
- companionship, fellowship
- late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Sē þeġn wæs wuniende butan wīfes nēawiste, forþan þe his ġebedda ġefaren wæs of life.- The thane was living without the companionship of a wife, for his consort had departed from life.
Declension
Strong i-stem: