neath

or 'neath

[neeth, neeth]

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preposition Chiefly Literary.

beneath.

Origin of neath

First recorded in 1780–90; aphetic variant of beneath

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Related Words for neath

beneath, bottom, lower, nether, under, neath

Examples from the Web for neath

Historical Examples of neath

May be beatin' Heaven's music 'neath that faded coat and vest.
The Universal Reciter
Various
They cannot move their dead cats while smarting 'neath the cruel English yoke.
Ireland as It Is
Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
Neath is of great antiquity, having been the Nidum of the days of Antoninus.
England, Picturesque and Descriptive
Joel Cook
Of the grip of that Grendel 'neath the great roof upbuilded.
The Tale of Beowulf
Anonymous
They nearly came to grief in quicksands at the mouth of the river Neath.
Medival Wales
A. G. Little

British Dictionary definitions for neath

neath

'neath

preposition

archaic short for beneath

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Word Origin and History for neath

1787, poetic shortening of beneath (q.v.).