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ná-hwǽr

  • adverb
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Grammar
ná-hwǽr, -hwár, -wér; adv.
Wright's OE grammar
§558;
no-where, in no place
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  • Ná-hwǽr

    nusquam,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 38
      • ;
    • Som. 41, 55.

  • Ðú ne ætstande náhwár on ðisum earde

    nec stes in omni circa regione,

    • Gen. 19, 17.

  • Hé sóhte his wǽpnu, ac hé ne geseah hí náhwǽr,

    • Homl. Skt. 3, 257 : Blickl. Homl. 59, 20 : 181, 23.

  • Ðeáh hé hire náwér ne geneálǽce on ǽlcere stówe hé is hire emnneáh

    though the sky nowhere approach the earth, it is everywhere equally near to it,

    • Bt. 33, 4
      • ;
    • Fox 130, 22.
in no case, never
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  • Ðás

    prepositiones

    ne beóþ náhwár ána, ac beóþ ǽfre tó sumum óðrum worde gefégede,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 47
      • ;
    • Som. 48, 50.

  • Ne heard sweopu húse ðínum náhwǽr sceþþan [mágon],

    • Ps. Th. 90, l0.

  • Ðú mé náhwár forléte

    thou didst never forsake me,

    • Homl. Th. i. 74, 32.
in no respect, not at all
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  • Eall moncynn and ealle nétenu ne notigaþ náwér neáh feórþan dǽles ðisse eorþan

    men and animals do not use anywhere near a fourth part of this earth,

    • Bt. 18, 1
      • ;
    • Fox 62, 8 : 18, 2
      • ;
    • Fox 64, 6.

  • Nese lá nese ne náwér neáh,

    • Shrn. 196, 28.

  • No trúige ús swá wel, ne náwér neáh swá ðám,

    • 197, 13.
Etymology
[Cf.
Icel. hvergi nær
.]
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v.  á-hwǽr.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “ná-hwǽr.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/23416.

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  • ná-hwǽr, adv.

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