næra

See also: nära

Icelandic

Etymology

From Middle Low German neren, from Old Saxon nerian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaiːra/
  • Rhymes: -aiːra

Verb

næra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative nærði, supine nært)

  1. to nourish

Conjugation

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German neren.

Alternative forms

  • nære (e and split infinitives)

Verb

næra (present tense nærer, past tense nærte, past participle nært, passive infinitive nærast, present participle nærande, imperative nær)

  1. to feed, nourish, sustain

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

næra n

  1. definite singular of nære

References

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