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neath
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Beneath; under (a poetic or dialectal shortening).
"The village lies neath the hill."
How to Use Neath
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old or poetic way of saying "beneath" or "under."
When to use it
Mostly found in poetry, song lyrics, or deliberately archaic writing, not everyday speech.
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Etymology
A contraction of "beneath," from Old English neoþan.