Following temporal subordinating conjunctions introducing adverbial clauses: (a) after ~, subsequent to the time when [see also after conj. 1.(b)]; (b) bi ~, by the time that, when [see also bi conj. 1.]; (c) biforen (er, toforen) ~, before [see also bifore(n conj. (a), er conj.(1) 1b.(d)]; (d) forto (ther-til, til, to, until, unto) ~, up to the time that, until [see also forto conj. 1.(b), til conj. 1c.(b), to conj.]; (e) from (sin, sitthe, sitthen) ~, from the time that, after; since, ever since [see also sitthe conj. 1.(b), 2.(b), 3.(b), sitthen conj. 1.(b), 2.(b)]; (f) ther-while (ther-whiles) ~, while (whiles) ~, during the time that, while, as long as; also, in correl. construction: while ~..so, while..at that time; (g) whanne (sitthe) ~, when; (h) sone ~, as soon as.

Following nontemporal subordinating conjunctions introducing adverbial clauses of manner, purpose, cause, condition, etc.: (a) after (as, bi) ~, according as, to the degree that, as [see also after conj. 2.(b), 3.(b)]; ther ~, ?to the extent that, such that; (b) al (al-though, hou-so, though) ~, although [see also though conj.]; hou-ever ~, ?even though; (c) as (though) ~, as if, as though; (d) ayen (onyen) ~, whereas; also, in correl. construction: ayenes ~..ayenes ~, whereas..but; (e) bi (bicause, thanne, ther-for, ther-of, ther-thurgh) ~, for the reason that, because, for [see also bicause conj. 1.(a)]; nou (anentes, sin, sitthe, sitthen) ~, since, seeing that, inasmuch as [see also sitthe conj. 5.(b), sitthen conj. 5.(b)]; also, in correl. constructions: ther-for ~..ther-for, because..therefore; ther-as ~..ther-for, inasmuch as..therefore; (f) bicause (leste, ther-to, wher-thurgh) ~, in order that; (g) but (on) ~, no but ~, sauf (savinge) ~, except (only) that [see also sauf prep. 4.(d)]; (h) but (if) ~, unless; but (on) ~, if (for, savinge) ~, provided (only) that, if [see also if conj. 1a.(d), 1b.(b)]; wher-of ~, ?given the fact that, if; wher-thurgh ~, on condition that; (i) lesse (leste) ~, lest, for fear that; in case that [see also lest(e conj. 1.(b), 2.(b), 3.(b), 4.(b), (c)]; (j) thennes ~, from the place where; ther (wher, wher-as) ~, to the place where; also, in the place where [last quot.].

Following pronouns or quasi-pronouns in conjunctive prep. phrases introducing adverbial clauses: (a) of time: after than (that) ~, after; er than ~, before; from that ~, from the time when, since; mid than ~, while, when; (b) of manner: after (bi, of) than ~, as bi than ~, according as; in than ~, in that; in that ~, insofar as; also, in correl. construction: bi than ~..bi than ~, according as..even so; (c) expressing cause: bi than ~, for-than (for-that, for-thi) ~, in (thurgh) that ~, for the reason that, because, seeing that [see also for-thi pronominal adv. & conj. 2.(a)]; (d) expressing purpose, condition, or hypothesis: bi that ~, of (on) lesse ~, unless; to than ~, in order that, so that; with than (for-than, for-thi) ~, in order that, so that; also, provided that; (e) expressing an exception: withouten than (that) ~, except that; (f) expressing a matter of concern or interest: on (upon) that ~, about or concerning the fact that.

Following adverbs as subordinating conjunctions introducing noun clauses functioning as obj. of prep.: (a) of time: bi thanne ~, by the time that; for whanne ~, at the time that, when; from thanne ~, from the time when, since; til thanne ~, unto whanne ~, until the time when, until; (b) of place [cp. sense 10.(c) & (d)]: biside ther ~, beside the place where; from thennes ~, from the place where; from where; from (of) whenne (whennes) ~, from what place, from where.

Following prepositions: er ~, before (a period of time or a given distance to be traversed in time); forto ~, until (a specific time); to the point of (an action).

Following conjunctive phrases: (a) bi so ~, on condition that, if; (b) but if ~, unless [see also but conj. 4.(b)]; (c) for as muche ~, for-so-muche ~, in so muche ~, in as much as, seeing that, since, because; (d) in as (so) muche ~, in so far as; to such an extent that, so that [see also in so muche, in so muchel adv. (b)]; to so muchel ~, to such an extent that; (e) as..as (ever) ~, as (soon, quickly) as.

Following rel. pronouns: (a) that (the, tho) ~, the) which ~, which ~..he, who; which (whom) ~, whom; whos ~, in whose possession; in prep. phrases: thurgh which ~, by whom; to than ~, for whom; to (for, of, etc.) whom ~, to (for, of, etc.) whom; (b) the) which ~, which, that; as ~, which; by which; what ~, which; in prep. phrases: ayenes the which ~, against which; bi (for, in, of) which ~, by (for, in, of) which; of that ~, of which; on than ~, in which; (c) which ~, when, at which; (d) following adv. used as quasi-rel. pron.: from thennes ~, from which place, from where; also, in tmesis: thennes ~..from.

Following rel. adverbs: (a) ther (wher) ~, where, in which; thider (whider) ~, where, to which; (b) wher-bi ~, by which; wher-in ~, in which; wher-of ~, of which; for which; wher-thurgh ~, through which; by means of which.

Following interrog. pronouns or quasi-pronouns in subordinate clauses: (a) who ~, who; whom ~, whom; whos ~, whose; for (with) whom ~, for (with) whom; (b) what (hou, which) ~, what; (c) whether ~, which of two alternatives.

Following interrog. or rel. adjectives: (a) what..~, which (duke, woman); what (woe, danger, etc.); (b) whos..~, whose (child), whose (place, order, etc.).

Following adverbs or subordinating conjunctions in indirect questions or misc. subordinate clauses, esp. noun clauses [cp. sense 2.]: (a) hou (whilgat) ~, hou..~, how, in what manner, by what means; also, by what name; (b) as (hou, leste, though) ~, that [see also hou conjunctive adv. 4.(b), (c)]; (c) whenne (whennes) ~, whence, from where; (d) wher ~, where; wher-of ~, from where; of what; (e) whider ~, to or from what place, where; (f) wher-for (whi) ~, why, for what reason; (g) whether (whether-so) ~, whether; often in correl. constructions: whether..whether ~, whether ~..or (other), whether..or.

Following interrog. adverbs in direct questions: hou mani..~, how many (deaths); wher-for ~, why; whider ~, whither.

Following independent generalizing or indefinite rel. pronouns: (a) which ~, those who; who ~, who ~ ever, who-so ~, whoever; (b) who ~, to those who; for him who; who-so ~, for those who; (c) whom ~, whom ~ ever, whom-so-ever ~, whomever; for (in, to) whom ~, for (in, to) whomever; (d) which..~, whichever (of a group of persons); with whom..~, with whichever (of those); (e) what (which) ~, what ~ ever, what-ever ~, what-so ~, what-so-ever ~, whatever; (f) following adverbial comb. used as quasi-indef. rel. pron. phrase: ther-of ~, from what; also, of what..of, of that of which [2nd quot.].

Following independent generalizing or indefinite adjectives: (a) whos..~ ever, whatever person's (hands); (b) what..~ (so, whatever (person), any (man, woman, person) who; (c) what..~ (ever, what..~ so, what..so-ever ~, whatever (color, condition, sin, etc.); what dai ~, what time ~ ever, at what time ~, whenever.

Following independent generalizing or indefinite adverbs used conjunctively: (a) hou (hou-so) ~ (ever, however, in whatever way [see also hou-so adv. (b)]; hou..~, hou..~ ever, hou..so (so-ever) ~, however (sorely, far, etc.), no matter how; hou-ever ~ [see hou-ever adv. (b)]; also, in correl. constructions: hou muche ~..so muche, hou muchel ~ so ever..so muchel, as much as..so much; (b) whanne ~ (ever, whanne-so ~, whanne-so-ever ~, whenever; (c) ther (wher) ~, wherever; also, in a situation in which, in the circumstances in which, where; wher ~ ever, wher-so (wher-so-ever) ~, whider (thider) ~, whider ~ ever, whider-ever ~, wherever.