Help with "not" selector

Help with "not" selector

Simply want to hide other links in a batch when I hover over one.

HTML:
  1. <a href="#" id="link1" class="menuitem">Home</a>&nbsp; <a href="#" id="link2" class="menuitem">About</a>&nbsp; <a href="#" id="link3" class="menuitem">History</a>
And the script
  2. $("#link1").hover(function () {
  3.     $(".menuitem").not('[name="#link1"]').hide();
  4.     });
 I realize I am a neophyte; any help is appreciated.

ace in PA