ned

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/

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• Rhymes: -ɛd

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, edn., end, end-

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Bavarian

Alternative forms

• net, niat

Etymology

Cognate with German nicht and English not.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːd̥/

Particle

ned

1. not

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Danish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /nɛð/, [neð̠˕ˠ]

Preposition

ned

1. down

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German

Adverb

ned

1. Alternative spelling of net

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Italian

Etymology

From né, by analogy with e/ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈne.d‿/

Conjunction

ned

1. (poetic, rare) Alternative 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

Further reading

• ned in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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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

• 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

• nede

References

• “ned” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Anagrams

• den, end

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neː/, /neːd/
• Rhymes: -eː, -eːd
• Homophone: ne

Adverb

ned

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

Derived terms

• 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

• 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. Cognates include English nether, Faroese and Icelandic niður, German nieder and Dutch neder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neːd/

• audio

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Adverb

ned (not comparable)

1. (somewhat formal) down

   Antonym: upp

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”).

See also

• nere (“down, as a location”)

References

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

Anagrams

• den

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Votic

Pronunciation

• (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈned/, [ˈned̥]
• Rhymes: -ed̥
• Hyphenation: ned

Pronoun

ned

1. Alternative form of need