α. Old English neahlæcan, Old English nealæcan, Old English nealecan, Old English neolecan (Anglian), early Middle English neahlæce, early Middle English nehlache, early Middle English nehleache, early Middle English nehleche, early Middle English nehtleche (perhaps transmission error), early Middle English neihlache, early Middle English neihleche, early Middle English neolache, early Middle English neoleche, early Middle English neyhleche, Middle English neyȝleche; N.E.D. (1906) also records a form early Middle English neyleche.
β. Old English neolican (Anglian), Old English neolicia (Northumbrian), early Middle English neahlieht (3rd singular present indicative), Middle English neyȝlyche.
Past tense Old English nealæcte, Old English nealæhte, Old English nealecte, Old English nealehte, Old English–early Middle English neahlæhte, early Middle English neahlæcede, early Middle English neahlæchede, early Middle English nehlachede, early Middle English nehlæhte, early Middle English nehlechede, early Middle English nehlehte, early Middle English nehleþte, early Middle English neihlechede, early Middle English neolechede, early Middle English neyhlechet, early Middle English neyhleyhte, early Middle English neylehyte.