He never yet no villany ne said.
Chaucer.
Ne was formerly used as the universal adverb of negation, and survives
in certain compounds, as never (= ne ever) and none (= ne one). Other
combinations, now obsolete, will be found in the Vocabulary, as nad,
nam, nil. See Negative, 2.
Ne, conj. [See Ne, adv.] Nor. [Obs.] Shak.
No niggard ne no fool.
Chaucer.
Ne . . . ne, neither . . . nor. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Neaf (?), n. See 2d Neif. Shak.
Neal (?), v. t. To anneal. [R.] Chaucer.
Neal, v. i. To be tempered by heat. [R.] Bacon.
Neap (?), n. [Cf. Neb, Nape.] The tongue or pole of a cart or other
vehicle drawn by two animals. [U.S.]
Neap (?), a. [As. npfld neap flood; cf. hnipian to bend, incline.] Low.
Neap tides, the lowest tides of the lunar month, which occur in the
second and fourth quarters of the moon; -- opposed to spring tides.
Neap, n. A neap tide.
High springs and dead neaps.
Harkwill.
Neaped (?), a. (Naut.) Left aground on the height of a spring tide, so
that it will not float till the next spring tide; -- called also
beneaped.
Ne`a*pol"i*tan (?), a. [L. Neapolitanus, fr. Neapolis Naples, Gr. &?;,
lit., New town.] Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy. -- n. A native or
citizen of Naples.
Near (nr), adv. [AS. neár, compar. of neáh nigh. See Nigh.] 1. At a
little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.
My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me.
Milton.
2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. "Near twenty years ago." Shak. "Near a
fortnight ago." Addison.
Near about the yearly value of the land.
Locke.