\Neth"er\, a. [OE. nethere, neithere, AS. ni?era, fr. the
adv. ni?er downward; akin to neo?an below, beneath, D. neder
down, G. nieder, Sw. nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also
to Skr. ni down. [root]201. Cf. {Beneath}.]
Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part;
having a lower position; belonging to the region below;
lower; under; -- opposed to {upper}.
      'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires. --Milton.
      This darksome nether world her light Doth dim with
      horror and deformity.                    --Spenser.
      All my nether shape thus grew transformed. --Milton.