different between neer vs yeer

English

Alternative forms

• near, neir

Etymology

From Middle English neere, nere, from Old English *n?ora, from Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *neg??rós.

Cognate with Dutch nier (“kidney”), Low German nere (“kidney”), German Niere (“kidney”), Swedish njure (“kidney”), Icelandic nýru (“kidney”), Latin nefrones, nefrendes, nebrundines (“testicles”), Ancient Greek ?????? (nephrós, “kidney, testicle”).

Noun

neer (plural neers)

1. (now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) (anatomy) Kidney.

References

• “neer” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Anagrams

• Rene, erne, reen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• neder

Etymology

Contraction of neder.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?r
• IPA^(key): [n??r]

Adverb

neer

1. down, downwards

Antonyms

• op

Derived terms

Anagrams

• eren

Estonian

Etymology

From a Germanic language, compare German Niere, Dutch nier.

Noun

neer (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. (anatomy) kidney

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Middle English

Adjective

neer

1. Alternative form of neere

English

Noun

yeer (plural yeers)

1. Obsolete spelling of year

Anagrams

• Eyer, Eyre, Reye, eery, eyer, eyre, y'ere, ye're, yere

Middle English

Alternative forms

• here, yere, ?ere

Etymology

From Old English ??ar, from Proto-Germanic *j?r?.

Noun

yeer (plural yeeres or yeer)

1. year

Derived terms

• yere of our lord

Descendants

• English: year
• Scots: year