ned

See also: Ned, NED, -ned, and -néd

English

Etymology

Unknown. The suggested initialism from "non-educated delinquent" is a backronym and folk etymology. Several other suggestions include a contraction of ne'er-do-well, neanderthal, or some kind of relationship with Teddy Boy although its use much predates the 1950s origin of that phrase. Ostensibly unrelated to "Ned" as a diminutive of the personal name "Edward" but the Scottish use of 'ned' for hooligan or lout is cited by the Oxford English Dictionary as dating from the early 19th century. The OED also attributes a possible derivation from the 'Edward' diminutive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛd/

• Audio (AU)

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• Audio (UK)

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Noun

ned (plural neds)

1. (Scotland, slang, derogatory, offensive) A person, usually a youth, of low social standing and education, a violent disposition and with a particular style of dress (typically sportswear or Burberry), speech and behaviour.
   • 2007 (Scotland), RecordView in Daily Record, 14 Feb 07, Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail, p. 8:

     The mindless behaviour of drunken neds and nuisance neighbours brings misery to tens of thousands of honest folk.

Synonyms

• chav (England)
• charva (Northeast England)
• Scally (Northern England)
• scanger (Dublin/Ireland)
• Senga (Scotland)
• yob, yobbo (England, Australia)
• spide (Northern Ireland)

Anagrams

• -end, DEN, DNE, Den, Den., End, NDE, den, end, end-

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neð/

Preposition

ned

1. down

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Cognate with Upper Sorbian hnyd and Czech hned.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛt/

Adverb

ned

1. immediately, straightaway

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• ner (no longer listed; obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer.

Adverb

ned

1. down (from a higher to a lower level)

Derived terms

Terms derived from ned

• nedbemanne
• nedbryte
• nedgravd
• nedkjempe
• nedkjøle

• nedløpsrør
• nedsenkbar
• nedsette
• nedskrive
• nedslag

• nedslitt
• nedstamme
• nedtegne
• nedtelling
• opp ned

Related terms

• nede

References

• “ned” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neː/
• Homophone: ne

Adverb

ned

1. down (from a higher to a lower level)

Derived terms

Terms derived from ned

• nedbemanne, nedbemanna
• nedbryting

• nedisa
• nedkjempe

• nedslag
• opp ned

Related terms

• nede

References

• “ned” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːd/

Noun

nēd f

1. Alternative form of nīed

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Scots

Noun

ned (plural neds)

1. (slang, derogatory) ned

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• ner (somewhat informal)
• neder (archaic except in some compounds)

Etymology

From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːd/

• audio

  (file)

Adverb

ned

1. (somewhat formal) down

Usage notes

The forms ned and ner are often, but not always, interchangeable. The form ned is more formal and is especially found in compounds of more formal nature, whereas ner is more common as a word on its own. For instance the formal word nedlägga (“to discontinue, shut down”) vs. its informal equivalent lägga ner. Some compounds can use either form, e.g. nedladdning (“download”) (more formal) or nerladdning (less formal). Some compounds only use ned, e.g. nedlåtande (“condescending”).

In a few compounds, the otherwise archaic form neder is used, e.g. nederbörd (“precipitation”) or nedervåning (“ground floor”).

References

• ned in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ned in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• den