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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
but
conj. (also as quasi adj., adv., and prep.)
396 quotations in 13 senses
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(a) With noun: except, apart from, other than;
non but, what is..but, who but
; (b) with acc., dat., gen.: except, except for, except to, etc.;
alon(e but
, alone except for;
laste but on
, next to the…
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nẹ̄ghum
adj., adv., & prep.
5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) As adj.: near, nearby; (b) as adv.: nearby; (c) as prep.: close to (a place).
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