neer

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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

Never the neer, never the nearer; no nearer. [Obs.] [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]