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Jespersen's Cycle — (JC) is a series of processes in historical linguistics, which describe the historical development of the expression of negation in a variety of languages, from a simple pre verbal marker of negation, through a discontinous marker (elements both… … Wikipedia
Names for the number 0 in English — Wiktionary, the free dictionary, has entries for: aught cipher duck love naught … Wikipedia
of — prep w.d. of, from, out of, off; 1. with the idea of motion, (α) as the opposite of in, into; hé ástáh of þǽm wætere he climbed out of the water; (β) as the opposite of on; Moises éode niðer of þǽm munte tó þǽm folce Moses went down from the… … Old to modern English dictionary
Naught — (n[add]t), n. [OE. naught, nought, naht, nawiht, AS. n[=a]wiht, n[=a]uht, n[=a]ht; ne not + [=a] ever + wiht thing, whit; hence, not ever a whit. See {No}, adv. {Whit}, and cf. {Aught}, {Not}.] 1. Nothing. [Written also {nought}.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nought — Naught Naught (n[add]t), n. [OE. naught, nought, naht, nawiht, AS. n[=a]wiht, n[=a]uht, n[=a]ht; ne not + [=a] ever + wiht thing, whit; hence, not ever a whit. See {No}, adv. {Whit}, and cf. {Aught}, {Not}.] 1. Nothing. [Written also {nought}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To set at naught — Naught Naught (n[add]t), n. [OE. naught, nought, naht, nawiht, AS. n[=a]wiht, n[=a]uht, n[=a]ht; ne not + [=a] ever + wiht thing, whit; hence, not ever a whit. See {No}, adv. {Whit}, and cf. {Aught}, {Not}.] 1. Nothing. [Written also {nought}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
naught — I. pronoun also nought Etymology: Middle English nought, from Old English nāwiht, from nā no + wiht creature, thing more at no, wight Date: before 12th century nothing < efforts came to naught > II. noun also … New Collegiate Dictionary
Double negative — This article is about the linguistic construct. For other uses, see Double Negative (disambiguation). A double negative occurs when two forms of negation are used in the same sentence. Multiple negation is the more general term referring to the… … Wikipedia
naught — /nawt/, n. 1. nothing. 2. a cipher (0); zero. 3. come to naught, to come to nothing; be without result or fruition; fail. 4. set at naught, to regard or treat as of no importance; disdain: He entered a milieu that set his ideals at naught. adj. 5 … Universalium
eall — 1. adj (no wk forms) all, every, entire, whole, universal; with noun, adj, number in agreement (a) all; (b) quite; pl all men; eall ic I all; eall þá earfoðu all the pains; eall here the whole host; eall þæs all of that; ealles þæs gafoles of all … Old to modern English dictionary
