neath

or 'neath

[ neeth, neeth ]

preposition

, Chiefly Literary.

1. beneath.

neath

/ niːθ /

preposition

1. See beneath
   archaic.
   short for beneath

Word History and Origins

Origin of neath¹

First recorded in 1780–90; aphetic variant of beneath

Example Sentences

This Frenchman, however, neath his careless surface, was wonderfully shrewd and sagacious.

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She sat with her hands 'neath her dimpled cheeks,(Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese) And spake not a word.

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The girl lowered her head a trifle and looked out at him from 'neath her curls, but she said nothing.

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Then it was that a pair of imp-like, black eyes danced 'neath the careless ringlets above them.

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The night passed somehow, and morning found Nannie with a white face, save where the shadows rested 'neath her large eyes.

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