Old English · adverb
nahwær neah
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈnɑːx.wæːr næ͜ɑːx/
- Syllables
- ˈnɑːx · wæːr · næ͜ɑːx (3 syllables)
Meaning
nowhere near
Eall mancynn and eall nīetenu ne notiaþ nāhwǣr nēah fēorðan dǣles þisse Eorðan.
All of mankind and all the animals use nowhere near a quarter of this Earth.
c. 900, the Old English Boethius
Descendants
nowhere near
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