neyghebour

Etymology
, from, from. Corresponds to.

In late Old English, is regularly shortened to  ; this creates a pronunciation difference between  and ); this regularly develops into . forms with  are due to the influence of (some forms of), while forms with final-syllable  are due to the influence of  (and possibly ). undefined The last two forms discussed here are both attributable to a loss of ; forms with  is from an OE contracted form , , where  was lost before it could cause the diphthongisation ("breaking") of the preceding vowel and shortening was prevented due to the loss of a syllable, while forms with  are apparently due to the mutual assimilation of.

Noun

 * 1) A neighbour; an adjacent or nearby individual or thing
 * 2)  A comrade; a fellow individual.