ne'er aadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɛːrə/, U.S.

/ˈnɛrə/

Forms: Middle English 1800s ner a, Middle English–1500s nere a, 1500s–1700s ne're a, 1500s– ne'er a, 1600s ne'r a; English regional (southern and midlands, esp. south-western) 1700s nurra, 1800s– nar a, 1800s– nar'a, 1800s– narra, 1800s– narrer, 1800s– narrow, 1800s– nor a, 1800s– norra, 1800s– nur a, 1900s– ner a; U.S. regional 1700s 1900s– narra, 1800s nair 'nother (in compounds with another), 1800s nara, 1800s nar'a, 1800s nare another (in compounds with another), 1800s nare nuther (in compounds with another), 1900s– naern (in contracted compounds with one), 1900s– nairn (in contracted compounds with one), 1900s– nair'n (in contracted compounds with one), 1900s– n'airn (in contracted compounds with one), 1900s– nare a, 1900s– narn (in contracted compounds with one), 1900s– nere a; also Scottish 1800s near o', 1800s ne'er o', 1900s– noor a; also Irish English 1800s nerra, 1800s– norra, 1900s– n'er a, 1900s– norrah; also Newfoundland 1800s naar a, 1800s nera, 1900s– nair a, 1900s– nar a, 1900s– narr, 1900s– ne'er, 1900s– n'e'r a, 1900s– norra.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ne'er adv., a adj.

Etymology: < ne'er adv. + a adj. (compare sense 1b at that entry). Compare never adv. 6a. With sense 2 compare nary adv.With forms in -o- perhaps compare not adv., no adv.¹, nor conj.¹ Compare regional forms of the phrase never a one in Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v., and also the responses to the prompt ‘If you had two apples and then ate them both, how many would you have left?’ in Surv. Eng. Dial. Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. never a records also a form nar from Wiltshire, probably showing shortening of the present word. In sense 2, obscuration of the identity of the second element as the indefinite article has permitted a construction with the indefinite article reintroduced.

Now chiefly regional.

1. Never a; not a, not a single; no. Frequently in ne'er a one.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > absence > [adjective] > not a

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ne'er aa1350

a1350 (?c1225) King Horn (Harl.) (1901) 260 (MED) Hue ne dorste at bord mid him speke ner a word.

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) i. 622 Ryght nere a del.

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) vi. 154 Vche oon so from other That nere a sistir touche nere a brother.

c1530 Court of Love 1197 Me thoughte, he loved her nere a dele.

1598 J. Marston Certaine Satyres in Metamorph. Pigmalions Image 32 Who now so long hath prays'd the Choughs white bill That he hath left her ne'er a flying quill.

1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor ii. i. sig. E^v There's ne're a Gentleman i' the countrie has the like humors for the Hobby-horse as I haue.

1620 F. Quarles Pentelogia ii Could Sinners finde out ne're a one, More fit than Thee, for them to spit upon?

1667 S. Pepys Diary 28 June (1974) VIII. 300 And ne'er a prince in France dare whisper against it.

1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 46 You have ne're a Shirt on.

1786 R. Burns Twa Dogs xxvi, in Poems 19 The ne'er-a-bit they're ill to poor folk.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality i, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 20 They are ne'er a hair better than them that [etc.].

1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xxii Ne'er a one of them has ever whispered her pretty little secrets to me.

1896 Longman's Mag. Dec. 153 Tidden nar'a mo'sel o' good setten up no longer vor vather.

1912 B. E. Baughan in D. M. Davin N.Z. Short Stories (1953) 120 ‘Ay,’ said Dad, as we parted. ‘Good kids all, as you say; ne'er a scabby sheep among 'em.’

1973 M. L. Settle Prisons v. 69 Why, I had then only a niggle and ne'er a notion as the young boy said to the whore of what I was to do.

1977 T. Kilroy Talbot's Box (1979) ii. 63 He put down the tools outta his hands. Again, nare a word.

†2. Preceding a or an in a noun phrase. Cf. nary adj. 2. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. viii. ii. 155 There is narrow a one of all those Officer Fellows, but looks upon himself to be as good as arrow a Squire of 500 l. a Year.

1870 F. P. Verney Lettice Lisle iv. 41 There ayn't narrer an orchat anywhere as this 'un.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neer a
释义	ne'er aadj. Brit. /ˈnɛːrə/, U.S. /ˈnɛrə/ Forms: Middle English 1800s ner a, Middle English–1500s nere a, 1500s–1700s ne're a, 1500s– ne'er a, 1600s ne'r a; English regional (southern and midlands, esp. south-western) 1700s nurra, 1800s– nar a, 1800s– nar'a, 1800s– narra, 1800s– narrer, 1800s– narrow, 1800s– nor a, 1800s– norra, 1800s– nur a, 1900s– ner a; U.S. regional 1700s 1900s– narra, 1800s nair 'nother (in compounds with another), 1800s nara, 1800s nar'a, 1800s nare another (in compounds with another), 1800s nare nuther (in compounds with another), 1900s– naern (in contracted compounds with one), 1900s– nairn (in contracted compounds with one), 1900s– nair'n (in contracted compounds with one), 1900s– n'airn (in contracted compounds with one), 1900s– nare a, 1900s– narn (in contracted compounds with one), 1900s– nere a; also Scottish 1800s near o', 1800s ne'er o', 1900s– noor a; also Irish English 1800s nerra, 1800s– norra, 1900s– n'er a, 1900s– norrah; also Newfoundland 1800s naar a, 1800s nera, 1900s– nair a, 1900s– nar a, 1900s– narr, 1900s– ne'er, 1900s– n'e'r a, 1900s– norra. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ne'er adv., a adj. Etymology: < ne'er adv. + a adj. (compare sense 1b at that entry). Compare never adv. 6a. With sense 2 compare nary adv.With forms in -o- perhaps compare not adv., no adv.¹, nor conj.¹ Compare regional forms of the phrase never a one in Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v., and also the responses to the prompt ‘If you had two apples and then ate them both, how many would you have left?’ in Surv. Eng. Dial. Eng. Dial. Dict. s.v. never a records also a form nar from Wiltshire, probably showing shortening of the present word. In sense 2, obscuration of the identity of the second element as the indefinite article has permitted a construction with the indefinite article reintroduced. Now chiefly regional. 1. Never a; not a, not a single; no. Frequently in ne'er a one. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > absence > [adjective] > not a noc1330 ne'er aa1350 a1350 (?c1225) King Horn (Harl.) (1901) 260 (MED) Hue ne dorste at bord mid him speke ner a word. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) i. 622 Ryght nere a del. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) vi. 154 Vche oon so from other That nere a sistir touche nere a brother. c1530 Court of Love 1197 Me thoughte, he loved her nere a dele. 1598 J. Marston Certaine Satyres in Metamorph. Pigmalions Image 32 Who now so long hath prays'd the Choughs white bill That he hath left her ne'er a flying quill. 1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor ii. i. sig. E^v There's ne're a Gentleman i' the countrie has the like humors for the Hobby-horse as I haue. View more context for this quotation 1620 F. Quarles Pentelogia ii Could Sinners finde out ne're a one, More fit than Thee, for them to spit upon? 1667 S. Pepys Diary 28 June (1974) VIII. 300 And ne'er a prince in France dare whisper against it. 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 46 You have ne're a Shirt on. 1786 R. Burns Twa Dogs xxvi, in Poems 19 The ne'er-a-bit they're ill to poor folk. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality i, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. II. 20 They are ne'er a hair better than them that [etc.]. 1859 W. M. Thackeray Virginians xxii Ne'er a one of them has ever whispered her pretty little secrets to me. 1896 Longman's Mag. Dec. 153 Tidden nar'a mo'sel o' good setten up no longer vor vather. 1912 B. E. Baughan in D. M. Davin N.Z. Short Stories (1953) 120 ‘Ay,’ said Dad, as we parted. ‘Good kids all, as you say; ne'er a scabby sheep among 'em.’ 1973 M. L. Settle Prisons v. 69 Why, I had then only a niggle and ne'er a notion as the young boy said to the whore of what I was to do. 1977 T. Kilroy Talbot's Box (1979) ii. 63 He put down the tools outta his hands. Again, nare a word. †2. Preceding a or an in a noun phrase. Cf. nary adj. 2. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. viii. ii. 155 There is narrow a one of all those Officer Fellows, but looks upon himself to be as good as arrow a Squire of 500 l. a Year. View more context for this quotation 1870 F. P. Verney Lettice Lisle iv. 41 There ayn't narrer an orchat anywhere as this 'un. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1350
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