Old English · noun
næs
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /næs/
- Syllables
- næs (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- nesspromontorynot
næs1 · adverb
Senses
-
not, not at all
næs2 · conjunction
Senses
-
not
næs3 · noun · masculine
Senses
-
a ness, promontory
Declension · strong a-stem
næs4 · verb · inflected form
Senses
-
first/third-person singular preterite of nesan
-
Inflected form of nesan
All forms (6)
Etymology
From nals, nālæs, nāles, nālles (“not at all, by no means, absolutely not”), from a blend of nā (“never”) + ealles (“completely”). Cognate with Old Frisian nās (“not, not at all”).
From Proto-Germanic *nasją (“promontory; ness”).
Descendants
ness
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