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单词 nahwær
释义

nahwær

Old English

Alternative forms

  • nāhwār, nāhwēr, nāhƿǣr

Etymology

Equivalent to (no) + hwǣr (where).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑːhwæːr/

Adverb

nāhwǣr

  1. nowhere (in no place)
    Iċ sōhte mīnne codd, ac hē næs nāhwǣr tō findanne.
    I looked for my bag, but it was nowhere to be found.
  2. never, in no case
    • c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
      Fōresetnessa ne bēoþ nāhwǣr āna, ac bēoþ ǣfre tō sumum ōðrum worde ġefēġede.
      Prepositions never occur by themselves, but are always joined to some other word.
  3. in no respect, not at all
    • c. 900, the Old English Boethius
      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.
  • nāhwider (to nowhere)
  • nāhwanon (from nowhere)

Descendants

  • English: nowhere
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