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Webster 1913 Edition

Neer

Neer

(nēr)
,
adv.
&
Adj.
Nearer.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition

Neer

NEER

, a contraction of never.

Definition 2024

neer

neer

See also: NEER, ŋeer, and ne'er

English

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Noun

neer ‎(plural neers)

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

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eːr
  • IPA(key): [nɪːr]

Etymology

Contraction of neder.

Adverb

neer

  1. down, downwards

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Estonian

Etymology

From a Germanic language, compare German Niere, Dutch nier.

Noun

neer ‎(genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. (anatomy) kidney

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Middle English

Adjective

neer

  1. Alternative form of neere

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”).

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