Naver

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In Scots and some northern English dialects, a word meaning at no time or on no occasion
2. A dialect form of never, used in Scottish and northern English speech to deny that something ever happens
3. Scots and northern English dialect for not at any time, expressing a flat negative about past or future

Etymology: In Scots and northern English dialect, "naver" is simply a variant of "never," the same negative formed from "ne" ("not") and "ever." Old English had "næfre" for the same idea, built from "ne" and "æfre," "ever." Over centuries the initial "ne-" and the "-ev-" sound wore down in different ways across regions, and in the north the vowel shifted to an "a" sound, giving "naver." Speakers in Scotland and the north of England still use it as a negative adverb, so it works just like the standard form.

Synonyms: never

Antonyms: always, ever