Old English · adverb
næfre
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈnæːf.re/[ˈnæːv.re]
- Syllables
- ˈnæːf · re (2 syllables)
Meaning
never
...and hēt hine warnian, ġif he wolde libban, þæt hē nǣre on ðām mynstre nǣfre eft ġesewen...
...and gave orders to warn him, if he wished to live, that he should never be seen in the monastery again...
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Old English ne Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiwder. Old English ā Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Germanic *in Proto-West Germanic *in Old English in Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *pérkus Proto-Germanic *ferhuzder.? Proto-Germanic *ferhwą Proto-West Germanic *ferh Old English feorh ? Old English ǣfre Old English næfre From ne + ǣfre.
Descendants
never
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