neath
or 'neath
[neeth, neeth]
preposition Chiefly Literary.
Origin of neath
First recorded in 1780–90; aphetic variant of beneath
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Examples from the Web for neath
Historical Examples of neath
May be beatin' Heaven's music 'neath that faded coat and vest.
The Universal ReciterVarious
They cannot move their dead cats while smarting 'neath the cruel English yoke.
Ireland as It IsRobert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
Neath is of great antiquity, having been the Nidum of the days of Antoninus.
England, Picturesque and DescriptiveJoel Cook
Of the grip of that Grendel 'neath the great roof upbuilded.
The Tale of BeowulfAnonymous
They nearly came to grief in quicksands at the mouth of the river Neath.
Medival WalesA. G. Little
neath
'neath
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