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ned

Pronunciation: /nɛð/

“ned” is a Danish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. down, downwards
  2. down, off (used with verbs to denote turning or shutting something off or down)

Etymology

From Old Danish nithær, from Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include Faroese and Icelandic niður, English nether, Dutch neder, German nieder.

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