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neeve

verbbody

to be overcome by illness

to succumb to or be overcome by something (especially illness); e.g. 'he didn't neeve to the sickness' = it did not take him.

Example in use

He neeve awa wi the cauld

Pronunciation

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/NEEV/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutralalso: fist

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