neahgebur

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nēhwagabūrô. Equivalent to nēah +‎ ġebūr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæ͜ɑːx.jeˌbuːr/

Noun

nēahġebūr m

1. neighbour

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	nēahġebūr	nēahġebūras
accusative	nēahġebūr	nēahġebūras
genitive	nēahġebūres	nēahġebūra
dative	nēahġebūre	nēahġebūrum

Synonyms

• nīehsta

Derived terms

• nēahġebȳren f (“female neighbour”)

Descendants

• Middle English: neyghebour, neghboer, neghbour, neghebore, neghebur, neȝbore, neȝborwe, neȝebur, neȝȝebour, neȝhbor, nehebour, neighbore, neighbour, neighebor, neighebour, neiȝbor, neiȝbour, neiȝebor, neiȝebour, neihebur, neihȝebor, neybour, neyburwe, neyebore, neyghborn, neyghbour, neyghbur, neyȝbour, neyȝbure, neypur, nye-bore, neghtburgh, neghtebur, neȝtboure (influenced by nyght), neahȝebur, neahhebur, nehgebur, nehhebur (Early Middle English)
  • English: neighbour, neighbor
  • Scots: neibour, nebour, neebour, nichbour, nechbour, neichbour
  • Yola: nypore, nipore

See also

• nēawist (“neighbourhood”)