NIMMER

NIMMER(-THE) and NÀMMER (never) are negative forms of IMMER(-THE) (always).

varieties

The variety NÀM- is never used ending with -THE and occurs only in chapters 1b Adela’s Advice, 2d. Finda, 2e. Frya, 2f. Frya’s Tex, 3a. Burg Laws, 3e. Security and War Aftermath and 4e. Eawa.

The variety with NIM- is used in chapters A-B, 3b, 4c/f, 10a-b, 13e, 14e, 16b/e, 17, 19a/c/f, in all these chapters once only.

cognates

• nimmer - Dutch
• nimmer, nummer - Middle High German

dictionaries

The variety nemmer is well known from Dutch dictionary of historic words.

fragments

variety NÀM- 9x

[004] NÀMMER NÉI TÁLTH

[004] NÀMMER TO WINNADE

[009] NÀMMER TO NOT

[010] NÀMMER LÍT HJU MÉT.AL UT JRTHA DÀLVA

[012] NÀMMAR KNI.BUWGJANDE TÁNK (→ NÀMMER)

[014] NÀMER UTGA (→ NÀMMER)

[015] NÀMMER OWERS

[025] NÀMMER TO [10] BÁTA

[033] NÀMMER FÁLIKANT UT NE KVMA

variety NIMMER 8x, (-THE) 6x, (-TE) 1x

[00a] NIMMERTHE [15] WÉI NAVT NE KVMA

[006] NIMMERTHE OVER THISSA SKRIFTA NE WÉJA

[021] NIMMERTHE KÉREN NAVT WRDE

[031] NIMMER MIN.ACHTJA NACH WÁNA

[038] NIMMER JÉVEN HÉDE

[075] NIMMER NÉDE SJAN

[077] NIMMERTE JECHT (→ NIMMERTHE)

[099] WR.ALDA NIMMER

[127] NIMMERTHE TO WAL.HÁLLA NE KVMA

[148] NIMMERTHE NÉN ROT AN NE KVM

[161] NIMMER MÁRE NÉN ÔRE TÁLE

[168] NIMMER BOSTIGJATH

[195] NIMMER MÁRA OVIR É.LIKA RJUCHT

[204] NIMMERTHE NÉN FRÉTHO WILLE

[209] NIMMER ÉNEN KÀNING