neoþan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *niþanē.

Pronunciation

Preposition

neoþan

  1. neath

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: nēthen

Adverb

neoþan

  1. beneath
    • c. 992, Ælfric, "Palm Sunday. On The Lord's Passion"
      Efne ðā tōbærst þæs temples wāhryft, fram ðǣre fyrste ufan ōð ðā flōr neoðan,...
      Lo then the temple's veil burst asunder, from the summit above down to the floor beneath,...
  2. below
  3. from below

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