could you please tell me what does " ‘neath " mean?
In addition, are neath and 'neath are the same?Thanks!!Note: I saw it from the lyrics "Nothing’s gonna hurt you the way that words do. And they settle ‘neath your skin "

Question

could you please tell me what does " ‘neath " mean?
In addition, are neath and 'neath are the same?Thanks!!Note: I saw it from the lyrics "Nothing’s gonna hurt you the way that words do. And they settle ‘neath your skin  "

Answer

It's an abbreviation of "underneath", not in common use, and probably used to help the rhythm of the song