neap
Low; lowest; the ebb or lowest point of a tideLow; lowest; the ebb or lowest point of a tide.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Low; lowest; the ebb or lowest point of a tide.
(not comparable)Designating a tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is the least difference between high tide and low tide.
Nipptide, Nippflut
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English neep, from Old English nēp (“scant, lacking”), possibly from Proto-GerFrom Middle English neep, from Old English nēp (“scant, lacking”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *nōpiz (“narrow”). Found especially in Old English nēpflōd (“neap tide”, literally “low tide”). Compare Norwegian dialectal nøpen (“scarce, scant, barely enough”).
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