nowhenadv.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊwɛn/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊˌ(h)wɛn/

Forms: see no adj. and when adv., conj., pron., int., and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., when adv., conj., pron., int., and n.

Etymology: < no adj. + when adv., conj., pron., int., and n., after nowhere adv. Compare earlier somewhen adv., elsewhen adv., ay-when adv., mostwhen adv.

Chiefly regional and literary.

At no time; never.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adverb] > never

neverOE

ne'erc1275

late?a1439

naya1547

Latter Lammas1559

when the devil is blind1645

on (at) the Greek Calendsa1649

Queen Dick1652

tomorrow come never1660

nowhena1767

on Tib's Eve1785

a1767 E. Lye Dict. Saxonico & Gothico-Lat. (1772) II Na-hwanan, No when. Nunquam.

1846 W. Barnes Poems Rural Life (ed. 2) Gloss. 365 Noo-when, at no time.

1884 Gospel Divine Humanity iii. 49 When was the beginning? Nowhen as regards universal existence.

1892 T. Hardy Pursuit of Well-beloved ii. xiv I nowhen forget how many turnings to the right and to the left 'tis to get back to Ike's vessel.

a1908 H. C. Hart MS Coll. Ulster Words in M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal (1953) 197/2 When were you there? No when.

1949 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 10 60 Dependence is an idea, a relation, something nowhere and nowhen; it is not an affective object.

1998 C. A. Duffy Never go Back in Mean Time 31 You go for a drink, Released by a journey into nowhere, nowhen, And all the way home you forget.

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

单词	nowhen
释义	nowhenadv. Brit. /ˈnəʊwɛn/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˌ(h)wɛn/ Forms: see no adj. and when adv., conj., pron., int., and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., when adv., conj., pron., int., and n. Etymology: < no adj. + when adv., conj., pron., int., and n., after nowhere adv. Compare earlier somewhen adv., elsewhen adv., ay-when adv., mostwhen adv. Chiefly regional and literary. At no time; never. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adverb] > never neverOE ne'erc1275 late?a1439 naya1547 Latter Lammas1559 when the devil is blind1645 on (at) the Greek Calendsa1649 Queen Dick1652 tomorrow come never1660 nowhena1767 on Tib's Eve1785 a1767 E. Lye Dict. Saxonico & Gothico-Lat. (1772) II Na-hwanan, No when. Nunquam. 1846 W. Barnes Poems Rural Life (ed. 2) Gloss. 365 Noo-when, at no time. 1884 Gospel Divine Humanity iii. 49 When was the beginning? Nowhen as regards universal existence. 1892 T. Hardy Pursuit of Well-beloved ii. xiv I nowhen forget how many turnings to the right and to the left 'tis to get back to Ike's vessel. a1908 H. C. Hart MS Coll. Ulster Words in M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal (1953) 197/2 When were you there? No when. 1949 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 10 60 Dependence is an idea, a relation, something nowhere and nowhen; it is not an affective object. 1998 C. A. Duffy Never go Back in Mean Time 31 You go for a drink, Released by a journey into nowhere, nowhen, And all the way home you forget. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1767
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