Middle English Dictionary Entry
unlesse conj.
Entry Info
| Forms | unlesse conj. Also unlasse. |
| Etymology | From on lē̆sse phr. in lē̆s(se n.(2) 5.(d), with 1st element assimilated to un- pref.(1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Unless (sth. is the case); ~ than.
Associated quotations
- (1467) Ordin.Wor.408 : The wardeyns of the seid crafte…shallen wayte vppon the seid Baillies in the seid Vigille…vppon peyn of euery man so failynge, vn-lasse then he haue a sufficient depute.