neibour

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English

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Noun

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neibour (plural neibours)

  1. Obsolete form of neighbour.

Scots

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle English neyghebour, from Old English nēahġebūr, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhwagabūrō, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwagabūrô.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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neibour (plural neibours)

  1. neighbour
  2. partner, husband or wife, bedfellow
  3. match (another thing or person of a set or pair)

Derived terms

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Verb

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neibour (third-person singular simple present neibours, present participle neibourin, simple past neibourt, past participle neibourt)

  1. to associate with somebody
  2. to form a set with something or somebody