Ne'er

n.

Heard in Roscommon, Antrim and Wicklow

Means never, none or nothing. The opposite of e'er; used in the same areas. Pr: Nair.

I ne'er saw that before." "There's ne'er a bit to eat here.

Posh English

I have never laid eyes upon such a thing previously.

Same phrase, other counties

• Antrim
• Wicklow

Related terms

• Ne'er a babby in the house washed!A day on which one has accomplished almost nothing.
• Ne'er the colour of it!Far fewer people have appeared than were anticipated.
• Yer naaten and ya'll never be eentinYou are nothing and you will never amount to anything.
• Pane where I never had a windaTo cause intense irritation or pain in a place one never knew one possessed.
• Ya never lost idYou have not lost your touch. Still the same as ever.
• Ah nothing muchA characteristically Wexford response indicating that one has no noteworthy news or…