eldertongue

Old English · pronoun

nænig

Normalised nǣniġ

Part of speech
pronoun
IPA
/ˈnæː.nij/
Syllables
ˈnæː · nij (2 syllables)
Modern English
noneno oneno

nænig1 · adjective

Senses

  1. not any, none, no

    Stormas þǣr stānclifu bēotan, þǣr him stearn oncwæð īsiġfeþera; ful oft þæt earn biġeal, ūriġfeþra; nǣniġ hlēomǣga fēasċeaftiġ ferð fēran meahte.

    Storms there beat stone-cliffs, where an icy-feathered bird answered 'em; that wet-feathered eagle yelled full oft; no wretched soul of shelter-kinsmen could go forth.

    10th century, The Seafarer:

All forms (20)

Etymology

From ne + ǣniġ.

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