[ neart] art not, Bo. [‘nart’; ne eart]

[ nearu] I. † f? n? gs. nearu, near(o)we strait, danger, distress, difficulty. n. ðrōwian to be in straits: confinement, imprisonment: prison, hiding place.

[II.] adj. narrow, confined, AO, G: limited, petty: causing or accompanied by difficulty, hardship, oppressive, Bl, Rd: strict, severe, CP. [‘narrow’]

nearu- = nearo-

[ nearusearu] † f. dark cunning? imprisonment?

[ nearusorg] f. crushing distress, El 1261.

[ nearuðanc] m. wickedness, OEG.

[ nearuwrenc] m. evil trick, Mod 44.

[ nearwe] adv. narrowly, closely, strictly, B, Met: carefully, exactly, El; CP: oppressively, forcibly: artfully: anxiously. [‘narrow’]

nearwelīce = [nearolīce]