nor; < neither

and pron., being the same as either with the negative prefixed: see neither, a. and pron.] 1. Not either; not in either case: a disjunctive conjunction (the negative of either ), preceding one of a series of two or more alternative clauses, and correlative with nor (or, formerly, neither or ne ) before the following clause or clauses. Neyther with engyne ne with lore. Chaucer , Troilus, ii. 565. Whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. And feast your eyes and ears Neither with dogs nor bears. Mat. xii. 32. B. Jonson , Masque of Owls. Abul Ha an spared neither age, nor rank, nor sex. Irving , Granada, p. 61. 2. Not in any case; in no case; not at all: used adverbially for emphasis at the end of the last clause, when this already contains a negative. This usage is no longer sanctioned by good authorities, either being now employed. See either, conj., 2. If the men be both nought, then prayers be both like. For neither hath the one lyst to pray, nor thother neither. Sir T. More, Cumfort against Tribulation (1573), fol. 44. I saw Mark Antony offer him a crown; yet 'twas not a crown neither, 'twas one of these coronets. Shak ., J. C., i. 2. 238. I never was thought to want manners, nor modesty Fielding. neither. 3. And not; nor yet. The judgments of God are for ever unchangeable; nei ther is he wearied by the long proce of time. Raleigh , Hist. World, Pref., p. vii. Gen. iii. 3. Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it. Neither here nor there. See here1. - Neither off nor on. See on. neivel (nēv), n. A variant of neaf . neive2t, n. See neife . neivie-nick-nack (ne' (nē'vi-nik'nak), n. [A loose alliterative formula; ula; neaf , fist, + nicknack.] A game played by or with children in Scotland and the north of Ireland. A coin, but ton, nut, or other small object is concealed in the fist. Both fists tightly closed are whirled round each other, while the rime given below is repeated. The object is forfeited to the child who gue es in which fist it is held. [Scotch.]