neah

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *nāhw, from Proto-Germanic *nēhw.

See also Old Saxon nāh, Old Dutch nā (Dutch na), Old High German nāh (German nah), Old Norse ná (Icelandic ná-), Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈 (nēƕ). Extra-Germanic cognates include Albanian nesër (“tomorrow, in short time”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /næ͜ɑːx/

Adjective

nēah (comparative nēar, superlative nīehst)

  1. close, near

Declension
Declension of nēah — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative nēah nēa nēah
Accusative nēane, nēanne nēa nēah
Genitive nēas nēare, nēarre nēas
Dative nēam, nēaum nēare, nēarre nēam, nēaum
Instrumental nēa nēare, nēarre nēa
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative nēa nēa nēa
Accusative nēa nēa nēa
Genitive nēara, nēarra nēara, nēarra nēara, nēarra
Dative nēam, nēaum nēam, nēaum nēam, nēaum
Instrumental nēam, nēaum nēam, nēaum nēam, nēaum
Declension of nēah — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative nēa nēa nēa
Accusative nēan nēan nēa
Genitive nēan nēan nēan
Dative nēan nēan nēan
Instrumental nēan nēan nēan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative nēan nēan nēan
Accusative nēan nēan nēan
Genitive nēara, nēarra, nēana nēara, nēarra, nēana nēara, nēarra, nēana
Dative nēam, nēaum nēam, nēaum nēam, nēaum
Instrumental nēam, nēaum nēam, nēaum nēam, nēaum

Preposition

nēah

  1. close, near

Adverb

nēah

  1. close, near

Derived terms

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