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nēat

N (neut)

A neat, an ox or a cow, cattle, beast, animal

Source: Ringe 2014:172, https://bosworthtoller.com/23525

originates from

PNWGmc *nautą 'bovine, ox' (nautą > naut > nēat)

(source: Ringe 2014:172)

PGmc *nauta- 'cattle' (nauta- > naut > nēat) through pgmc-to-oe

(source: Kroonen 2013:385)

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