As indef. pron. referring to a person and used as subj.: (a) in subordinate clauses introduced by but conj.: a person, one, he or she [1st 2 quots. could also be construed as sense 2.(f)]; (b) in conventional parenthetical clauses: as ~ seieth, etc.: in other words, so to speak; as if to say [cp. who pron. 1b.]; also, introducing the response to a preceding rhetorical question: which is as much as to say [quot. ?a1475]; (c) in comparative constructions: than ~, than if someone (were to do sth.).

As an independent relative with indefinite or generalizing force referring to a person or persons and used as subj., introducing noun clauses: (a) functioning as subj. in main clause: the one who, he who, she who, they who; anyone who, whoever;—sometimes in inverted constructions; also functioning as subj. of inf. phrase [quot. c1440]; ~ that; (b) functioning as an appositive to a pron. or occas. a noun used as subj. in the main or an adjacent clause: the person or persons who; whoever;—occas. in inverted constructions; ~ (..) that; so ~; also, in a series of names: or ~ that it were, or whoever it may be, or any other such [quot. c1395]; (c) in constructions of the type in (b) but with impv. verb and omission of subj. in main clause: the person or persons who, whoever…let that person or persons (do sth.); (d) functioning as an appositive to a pron. used as direct obj., indirect obj., or obj. of prep. in the main clause: the person who, whoever; also, functioning in loose relationship to a pron. in the genitive in the main clause: the person or persons who, whoever;—occas. in inverted constructions; so ~; (e) functioning as direct obj. or subj. of inf. in main clause: anyone who, those who; also functioning as appositive to direct obj. in main clause [1st quot.]; (f) functioning as obj. of prep. in main clause: anyone who, whoever; also, used adverbially with concessive force: maugre ~, no matter who (does sth.).

As an independent relative with indefinite or generalizing force referring to a person or persons and used as subj., introducing adv. and adj. clauses: (a) with conditional force: if anyone, when one; (b) in parenthetical clauses of reduced conditional force: if anyone;—freq. with modal auxiliaries; ~ that; ~ mai (can, etc.), any who may, those who can, etc.; ~ wille (liste, etc.), should anyone care (to do sth.); (c) in parenthetical clauses of reduced conditional force, in impv. or quasi-impv. constructions: gete ~ geten mai, leve me ~ listeth, troue it ~ wille, etc.; (d) with concessive force: no matter who, regardless of who, whoever.

As an independent relative with indefinite or generalizing force referring to a person and used as obj., introducing noun clauses: (a) functioning as subj. in main clause, with rel. pron. used as direct obj. in its own clause: the one whom, he whom; (b) functioning as an appositive to a pron. used as subj. in main clause, with rel. pron. used as direct obj. in its own clause: the one whom, he whom, whomever; also, with rel. pron. used as displaced obj. of prep. in its own clause: she whom, whomever [1st quot.].

As an independent relative with generalizing force referring to a person and used in possessive case, introducing an adv. clause: no matter whose, regardless of whose [could also be construed as whos pron. plus so adv.].