(a) With noun: except, apart from, other than; non ~, what is..~, who ~; (b) with acc., dat., gen.: except, except for, except to, etc.; alon(e ~, alone except for; laste ~ on, next to the last; (c) with phr.: except; (d) with vb., inf., ppl.: except, other than, except (to do sth.), except that (one does sth.); (e) with clause: but, except; ~ as, ~ also, except as, except that; ~ as that, ~ for, ~ if, ~ that (that), except that, if it were not that; ~ for that, ~ for thi that, ~ for thon the, ~ thurgh that, but because, except because; ~ ther, ~ wher, except where; ~ tho, ~ when (that), except when; ~ who, except him who.

Introducing a clause: but that, except that.

(a) Nothing but, merely, only; I can ~, I can only; I don ~, I do but, I merely; (b) preceded by neg.: anything but, anything other than; ~ for, for anything but; ~ so, anything but this, otherwise than thus; ne..~, only.

(a) No more (greater) than, only; -- often with num.: ~ ask, only ask, do but ask; ~ our on(e, by ourselves; ~ the halvendel, no more than half, only half; (b) preceded by neg.: more than; non (not) ~, ne..~, only; nought ~ ones, only once; nought ~ seue, do but follow, only follow; nought depe ~, no deeper than; (c) in expressions of time and distance: only, (no) more than; ~ late, only lately; ~ litel gon, only a little while ago; ~ nou, just now, very recently; (not) ~ fast(e bi, very close, very near.

(a) No better (worse) than, merely, only; (b) preceded by neg.: any better (worse) than; I mai not ~, I can do no better than; not ~ so, no better than so, only indifferently.

(a) No better than, almost; ~ ded, as good as dead, nearly dead, about to die; (b) preceded by neg.: better than; I nam ~ ded, I am as good as dead.

(a) Hardly, barely, (no) sooner; ~..that, ne..~..that, no sooner (was sth. done)..than (sth. happened), hardly..when; (b) than; ne (not)..more ~, no mo ~, no more than, only; (c) than, when; no rather (nought soner)..~, ne..soner..~ that, no sooner (was sth. done)..than (sth. happened); (d) after a negative clause: before, when.

(a) That..not, but that, otherwise than that; and nought ~, and not but that, and undoubtedly; ~ he be, that he be not; ~ he be (se), that he be (see) not, without his being (seeing); ~ if ther be, that there be not, without there being; ~ that men mai, that men may not; God forbid ~ (~ if), God forbid that (sb.) not (do sth.), etc.; (b) who..not; ~ she wolde, who would not; ~ thei comen, but that they came, who did not come; etc.; (c) that; douten ~, to doubt that (sth. will happen).

(a) Unless, if..not; ~ he wurde asend, unless he were sent, if he had not been sent; (b) ~ if, ~ if so were, ~ if that, unless, if..not; (c) ~ if, lest; (d) ~ (if) it were, unless it were, except for; (e) ~ that, ~ yet, unless.

(a) If; and ~, if, and if; (b) if only, as long as, so that; (c) although; al ~ if, although; (d) ?whether; (e) ?because.

As conj. expressing contrast or opposition between coordinate sentence elements: on the contrary, but rather, and yet, however: (a) joining nouns or prons.; -- the first with neg.; (b) joining modifiers (words, phr., inf., dep. cl.); -- the first with neg.; (c) joining verbs or vb. phrases; -- the first with neg.; (d) joining independent clauses; -- either cl. may contain neg.

In correl. conj.: not onli..~ (~ also, ~ and, ~ ek), not alon(e..~ (~ also, ~ elles), not only..but also.

As an introductory expression: (a) marking a transition or introducing something new: and, furthermore, however, moreover, yet; ~ and, and also, moreover; (b) introducing an emphatic statement or command, the answer to a question, etc.