neath

American  

[neeth, neeth] / niθ, nið /

Or 'neath

preposition

Chiefly Literary.

1. beneath.

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neath British  

/ niːθ /

preposition

1. archaic short for beneath

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Etymology

Origin of neath

First recorded in 1780–90; aphetic variant of beneath

Example Sentences

Rosie was old, fat, bobbed-haired, but just the same under- neath.

From Time Magazine Archive

I see yon waiting, neath the Golden Bamboo, Oh, Sarawaki!

From Time Magazine Archive

Like T. S. Eliot's Webster, they always saw the skull be neath the loveliest skin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Be neath the ping of a pizzicato the big-bellied strings�three violas, three cellos and a bass�growl like well-tuned sports cars.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under neath, the pebbles feel smooth and bumpy at once.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio