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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
ne + ǣfre
Pronunciation
Adverb
nǣfre
- never
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Saint Maur, Abbot"
...and hēt hine warnian, ġif he wolde libban, þæt hē nǣre on ðām mynstre nǣfre eft ġesewen...- ...and gave orders to warn him, if he wished to live, that he should never be seen in the monastery again...
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