'neathadv.prep.

Brit.

/niːθ/, U.S.

/niθ/

Forms: 1500s 1800s nethe, 1500s– 'neath, 1600s 1900s– neath, 1800s neathe; Scottish pre-1700 neythe, pre-1700 1700s– 'neath, pre-1700 1800s– neath, 1700s 1900s– neith, 1800s– 'neth, 1900s– 'naith, 1900s– neth.

Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Perhaps partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: beneath adv.; beneath prep.; aneath prep.

Etymology: In sense A. shortened < beneath adv. In sense B. either shortened < beneath prep., or aphetic < aneath prep. Compare slightly earlier neuth prep. and adv.

Chiefly poetic.

†A. adv.

Beneath. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) v. 3580 At þe nauil it was a mas, And outhe and neythe [a1530 Royal neuthe] dewisit was.

B. prep.

Beneath.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > low position > low down in or on [preposition] > under

underc888

underneathc893

anunderOE

aneathc1550

'neatha1582

nadir to1625

a1582 J. Harington Hospitable Oake in Nugæ Antiquæ (1769) 94 Nor trust their flocks to shelter 'neath its side; It drops chill venom on our ewes, they cry.

1600 J. Norden Vicissitudo Rerum sig. E^v The middle Zone, neath Equinoxe as ill, That burnes the creatures subiect to her will.

1677 in M. Wood Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1950) X. 298 There is a dangerous peice hollow ground lying neath the quarrel holls.

1716 T. Purney Pastorals after Theocritus i. 26 This Morn sweet sate we 'neath this sweet May-bough.

1787 W. Taylor Scots Poems 25 Grannie's crown fu' weil he claw'd, An' 'neath her kirtle.

1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 352 Tykes wad bask..neath the auld arm-chair.

1871 F. T. Palgrave Lyrical Poems 54 Had I seen 'neath a face of mercy Hell's particular malice mask'd.

1924 M. Angus Tinker's Road 47 Reistlin' the heather, and keekin' 'naith the weeds.

1937 G. Gershwin & I. Gershwin Nice Work if you can get It (song) Holding hands at mid-night 'Neath a starry sky, Nice work if you can get it, And you can get it if you try.

1945 J. Betjeman New Bats in Old Belfries 45 Pressed 'neath the box of his Meccano set.

1993 Time Out 31 Mar. 57/2 Mister and Missus P soon get pallsay-wallsay with their new neighbours, but neath the surface simmer sexual tensions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neath
释义	'neathadv.prep. Brit. /niːθ/, U.S. /niθ/ Forms: 1500s 1800s nethe, 1500s– 'neath, 1600s 1900s– neath, 1800s neathe; Scottish pre-1700 neythe, pre-1700 1700s– 'neath, pre-1700 1800s– neath, 1700s 1900s– neith, 1800s– 'neth, 1900s– 'naith, 1900s– neth. Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Perhaps partly a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: beneath adv.; beneath prep.; aneath prep. Etymology: In sense A. shortened < beneath adv. In sense B. either shortened < beneath prep., or aphetic < aneath prep. Compare slightly earlier neuth prep. and adv. Chiefly poetic. †A. adv. Beneath. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) v. 3580 At þe nauil it was a mas, And outhe and neythe [a1530 Royal neuthe] dewisit was. B. prep. Beneath. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > low down in or on [preposition] > under underc888 underneathc893 anunderOE aneathc1550 'neatha1582 nadir to1625 a1582 J. Harington Hospitable Oake in Nugæ Antiquæ (1769) 94 Nor trust their flocks to shelter 'neath its side; It drops chill venom on our ewes, they cry. 1600 J. Norden Vicissitudo Rerum sig. E^v The middle Zone, neath Equinoxe as ill, That burnes the creatures subiect to her will. 1677 in M. Wood Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1950) X. 298 There is a dangerous peice hollow ground lying neath the quarrel holls. 1716 T. Purney Pastorals after Theocritus i. 26 This Morn sweet sate we 'neath this sweet May-bough. 1787 W. Taylor Scots Poems 25 Grannie's crown fu' weil he claw'd, An' 'neath her kirtle. 1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 352 Tykes wad bask..neath the auld arm-chair. 1871 F. T. Palgrave Lyrical Poems 54 Had I seen 'neath a face of mercy Hell's particular malice mask'd. 1924 M. Angus Tinker's Road 47 Reistlin' the heather, and keekin' 'naith the weeds. 1937 G. Gershwin & I. Gershwin Nice Work if you can get It (song) Holding hands at mid-night 'Neath a starry sky, Nice work if you can get it, And you can get it if you try. 1945 J. Betjeman New Bats in Old Belfries 45 Pressed 'neath the box of his Meccano set. 1993 Time Out 31 Mar. 57/2 Mister and Missus P soon get pallsay-wallsay with their new neighbours, but neath the surface simmer sexual tensions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.prep.a1500
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