ne'er

[ nair ]

/ nɛər /

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adverb Literary.

contraction of never.

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How to use ne'er in a sentence

"Reck'n et's neer onto three thousin' mile," drawled the Confed.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals|T. C. DeLeon
Do away e 3, & set ere seue, and lete e neer figure stonde stille, & so worch forth bakward til ou hast ydo all to-geder.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous
Thou shalt do away e figure of e hyer nomber at was cast to e figure of e neer nomber.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous
And e case is is, ou schalt drawe e neer nomber out of e hyer, & ou mayst not do at yf e hier nomber were lasse an at.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous

And e Craft is is, ryght as ou subtrayd e neer figures fro e hier figures, ryt so adde e same neer figures to e hier figures.
The Earliest Arithmetics in English|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for ne'er

ne'er

/ (nɛə) /

adverb

a poetic contraction of never

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