How do you pronounce ne'er?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɛʔɚ/.

ne'er

/ˈnɛʔɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

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"The foe had better ne’er been born that gets in “Stonewall’s Way.”"
""What should we do for the propine - We used to offer something fine, But ne'er a groat's in pouch of mine""

Contraction of never.

ne're (alternative)

ne'er a ne'er cast a clout till May be out ne’er-do-well

e’er ne’er-do-well whene’er ne'ery nary

never

their there where care they're air share hair fair wear square aware

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