Old English · adverb
næfre eft
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈnæːf.re eft/[ˈnæːv.re eft]
- Syllables
- ˈnæːf · re · eft (3 syllables)
Meaning
never again
Þā behēt God þæt hē nolde nǣfre eft eall mancynn mid wætre ācwellan.
Then God promised that he would never again destroy all of humanity with water.
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Beginning of Creation"
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