neer

English

Alternative forms

• near, neir

Etymology

From Middle English neere, nere, from Old English *nēora, from Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós.

Cognate with Dutch nier (“kidney”), Low German nere (“kidney”), German Niere (“kidney”), Swedish njure (“kidney”), Icelandic nýru (“kidney”), Latin nefrones, nefrendes, nebrundines (“testicles”), Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney, testicle”).

Noun

neer (plural neers)

1. (Now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) (anatomy) Kidney.

References

• “neer” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Anagrams

• Rene, erne, reen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• neder

Etymology

Contraction of neder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːr/,

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• Hyphenation: neer
• Rhymes: -eːr
• Homophone: Neer

Adverb

neer

1. down, downwards

   De appel viel neer van de boom.

   The apple fell down from the tree.

   Ze keek neer naar de straat vanaf haar balkon.

   She looked down at the street from her balcony.

   De vogel vloog neer naar zijn nest.

   The bird flew down to its nest.

Antonyms

• op

Derived terms

Descendants

• Jersey Dutch: nêr
• Negerhollands: neer

Anagrams

• eren

Estonian

Etymology

From a Germanic language, possibly Middle Low German nēre (“kidney”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *neurô (“kidney”)

Noun

neer (genitive , partitive )

1. (anatomy) kidney

Declension

Middle English

Adjective

neer

1. Alternative form of neere

Yola

Adverb

neer

1. Alternative form of near
   • 1867, “BIT OF DIALOGUE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 111:

     Aar's neer a vear o aam to be drine-vold.

     There is no fear of them to fall into a dry furrow or trench.

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 111