ne'er

Nerre \Ner"re\, adv. & a. [See Near.] Nearer. [Obs.] [Written also neer, ner.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Neer \Neer\ (n[=e]r), adv. & a. Nearer. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Ne'er \Ne'er\ (n[=a]r or n[^a]r), adv. a contraction of Never. [1913 Webster]

ne'er adv 1: not ever; at no time in the past or future; "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!" [syn: never, ne'er] [ant: always, e'er, ever]