ned
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
ned (plural neds)
- (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.
- 2007 (Scotland), RecordView in Daily Record, 14 Feb 07, Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail, p. 8:
Synonyms[edit]
- chav (England)
- charva (Northeast England)
- scally (Northern England)
- scanger (Dublin/Ireland)
- Senga (Scotland)
- yob, yobbo (England, Australia)
- spide (Northern Ireland)
Anagrams[edit]
Bavarian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with German nicht and English not.
Pronunciation[edit]
Particle[edit]
ned
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include Faroese and Icelandic niður, English nether, Dutch neder, German nieder.
Pronunciation[edit]
Preposition[edit]
ned
German[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ned
- Alternative spelling of net
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From né, by analogy with e/ed.
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
ned
- (poetic) Rare form of né used before a vowel
- c. 1260s, Brunetto Latini, Il tesoretto [The Treasure], collected in Raccolta di rime antiche toscane: Volume primo, Palermo: Giuseppe Assenzio, published 1817, lines 1–5, page 9:
- Al valente Signore,
Di cui non so migliore
Sù la terra trovare;
Che non avete pare
Nè ’n pace, ned in guerra- To the valiant Lord, better of whom I can not find anyone on earth, for you have no peer, neither in peace nor in war
References[edit]
- ned in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Lower Sorbian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Upper Sorbian hnyd and Czech hned.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ned
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ner (no longer listed; obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer.
Adverb[edit]
ned
- down (from a higher to a lower level)
Derived terms[edit]
- legge ned
- nedarva
- nedarves
- nedarvet
- nedarving
- nedbe
- nedbemanne
- nedbetale
- nedbryte
- nedbrytende
- nedbør
- neddemme
- neddemmes
- neddykka
- neddykket
- nedfall
- nedfart
- nedfelle
- nedfor
- nedfôre
- nedfôring
- nedfryse
- nedgang
- nedgradere
- nedgravd
- nedgrodd
- nedisa
- nediset
- nedist
- nedkjempe
- nedkjøle
- nedkomme
- nedkomst
- nedlate
- nedlegge
- nedløpsrør
- nedmed
- nedom
- nedover
- nedprioritere
- nedpå
- nedringa
- nedringet
- nedrive
- nedriving
- nedrivning
- nedruste
- nedrusting
- nedrustning
- nedrykk
- nedrykking
- nedrykning
- nedsable
- nedsenkbar
- nedsette
- nedside
- nedskrive
- nedslag
- nedslitt
- nedslått
- nedstamme
- nedstige
- nedstigende
- nedstiging
- nedstigning
- nedstrøk
- nedstrøms
- nedtegne
- nedtelling
- nedtur
- nedunder
- nedved
- nedveg
- nedvei
- nedverdige
- nedvurdere
- nedvæpning
- opp ned
- rykke ned
- stige ned
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “ned” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ned
- down (from a higher to a lower level)
Derived terms[edit]
- nedarva
- nedarving
- nedbemanna
- nedbemanne
- nedbetala
- nedbetale
- nedbroten
- nedbrytande
- nedburd
- nedbygging
- nedbør
- nedbøygd
- neddemd
- neddemt
- nedervd
- nederving
- nedetter
- nedfall
- nedfart
- nedfella
- nedfelle
- nedfor
- nedforing
- nedfôring
- nedføre
- nedgang
- nedgjennom
- nedgradera
- nedgradere
- nedgrodd
- nedigjennom
- nedisa
- nedist
- nedkjempe
- nedkomst
- nedkøyrd
- nedlagd
- nedlata
- nedlate
- nedlege
- nedlegga
- nedlegge
- nedleggja
- nedleggje
- nedloge
- nedmed
- nedom
- nedover
- nedprioritera
- nedprioritere
- nedpå
- nedringa
- nedringd
- nedriving
- nedrusting
- nedrykk
- nedside
- nedslag
- nedsliten
- nedslått
- nedstamma
- nedstamme
- nedstigande
- nedstiging
- nedstigning
- nedstraums
- nedstrok
- nedstrøk
- nedteljing
- nedtil
- nedtur
- nedunder
- nedved
- nedveg
- nedverdiga
- nedverdige
- nedvurdera
- nedvurdere
- nedvæpning
- nedætta
- nedætte
- opp ned
- rykkje ned
- stige ned
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “ned” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nēd f
- Alternative form of nīed
Scots[edit]
Noun[edit]
ned (plural neds)
- (slang, derogatory) ned
Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include English nether, Faroese and Icelandic niður, German nieder and Dutch neder.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
ned (not comparable)
Usage notes[edit]
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”).
See also[edit]
- nere (“down, as a location”)
References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Votic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
ned
- Alternative form of need
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