Ner(e)

, Neir ( X ), compar. adj. and adv. nearer, I 255; as pos. , near, X 77, XII b 114, XVI 43, 224, XVII 370; adv. nearly, VIII a 171, XVII 412; prep. near (to), VI 44, VIII a 294, X 67; Nest , superl. next, I 215; Next(e) , nearest, VII 13; next, I 138, . [OE. nēar(a) , compar. (cf. ON. nǽr , compar. and pos.); nē̆st(a) , nē̆xt(a) .] See Nyȝ.