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1. a conj.

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And; -- linking (a) noun phrases, (b) verb phrases, (c) sentences; (d) introducing a sentence.

2. abǒute(n conj.

Additional spellings: abouten
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Unless.

3. ac conj.

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Used between contrasting expressions: but, yet, however, nevertheless; -- (a) between clauses; (b) as an introductory expression.

4. afōre conj.

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Earlier than the time when, before.

5. ?afte conj.

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After.

6. after conj.

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(a) Subsequent to the time when, after; (b) after that, after that that, after the time that, after; (c) after tham the, after than, after than that, after than the, after the time that, after.

7. after-ward conj.

Additional spellings: afterward
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8. al adv. & conj.

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With adjs.: entirely, utterly, very, quite, etc.; al idel, entirely useless; al wery, quite weary; al right, quite right; al ful, all full; al alone, all alone; al another, quite different; al to lut

9. al-if conj.

Additional spellings: alif
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Even if, even though, although; al-if..yet (never-the-les).

10. al-sọ̄ne adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: alsone
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(a) As soon as possible, immediately, at once; al-sone after; (b) conj. as soon as; al-sone a(l)s, al-sone sa, al-sone sum.

11. al-though conj.

Additional spellings: although
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Granting or supposing that; even though, although; -- usu. with subj.

12. al-what conj.

Additional spellings: alwhat
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Up to the time that, until; al-what that.

13. al-whēr adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: alwher
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(a) Anywhere else, elsewhere [cp. elle(s)-wher]; (b) wherever; whenever.

14. and conj. (& adv.)

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As a simple additive connective linking syntactic elements of the same order: and. (a) Nouns, noun phrases, or pronouns; (b) adjectives & adj. phrases; (c) numerals; (d) adverbs & prepositions; wel

15. andur conj.

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16. an-ōn adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: anon, a-non
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(a) At once, instantly, immediately, right away; shortly, soon [quots. 1390 Evang., a1500 SEChron.]; (b) right anon, sone an-on, forthright an-on, an-on forthwith, immediately, forthwith.

17. anōn-right(es adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: anonright, anon-rightes, anonrightes
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(a) At once, instantly, immediately; (b) anon-right as, as soon as.

18. as conj.

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In the clause of manner: in the way that, in the same way as, just as, as; how; hou..as, how; -- (a) alone; also, so as, also as, right as, like as; (b) correlated with so, also, thus, such in the…

19. ascaunce adv. & conj.

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(a) Conj. In such a way that; even as, as; (b) as if, pretending that; -- also ascaunce that.

20. a-þat conj. & prep.

Additional spellings: aþat
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Until; -- (a) as conj.; (b) as prep.

21. ayẹ̄n(es conj.

Additional spellings: ayenes
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(a) Facing (an event), anticipating or expecting (that sth. would happen); when, as soon as; (b) in contrast with (sth.), whereas.

22. conj.

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In the temporal clause: by the time that, when; bi than, bi that, bi than that (the); -- cp. bi that under bi prep. 4 (e).

23. bicause conj.

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Introducing a clause: (a) for the reason that, because; bicause that; bicause whi; for bicause; (b) in order that, so that; bicause that.

24. bifōre(n conj.

Additional spellings: before, biforen, beforen
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Before; -- (a) with or without that; (b) bifore or.

25. bōthe num. (as n., adj., & conj.)

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As noun: Two together, both; -- in various constructions: (a) alone; (b) the two of them; the bothe; (c) both here (theire) hedes, the heads of both of them; etc.; (d) here bother (baþre, bothe,

26. but conj. (also as quasi adj., adv., and prep.)

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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…

27. cause conj.

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Because.

28. either conj.

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(a) either..other, either .. or, either or elles, either ..or (else); (b) or.

29. ēk adv. and conj.

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Introducing a sentence or an independent clause (often accompanying a sentence connective): moreover, likewise, in the same manner.

30. elles conj.

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If only, provided that, so long as; also elles that.

31. enaunter conj.

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In the event that; lest.

32. er conj.(1)

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Earlier than the time when; before;--often with subjunctive. (a) Simply; (b) with ever; (c) with an adv. of time (before, er, erst, first, toforen) in the principal clause.

33. er conj.(2)

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Or; outher..er, either..or.

34. except ppl. (and conj.)

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Excepted, reserved, not included; except. -- Used in various constructions: (a) after a noun; (b) before a noun or a noun phrase; (c) before a clause; (d) before a participial phrase: except afore

35. for conj.

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(a) In a clause which states the reason or cause of something: for the reason that, because; (b) introductory (in answer to question): because; (c) but for, except that.

36. for as much adverbial phr. & conj.

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As adv. with as: (a) as much as, as far as; (b) even as, just as.

37. fō̆rbī adv. & conj.

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(a) Past (in space), by; also, to that place, that way, nearby; (b) escapen forbi, to escape past, get away; gon forbi, go away; smiten forbi, to strike to one side, to miss the mark; turnen forbi, to…

38. fōr(e-sẹ̄n ppl. & conj.

Additional spellings: fore-sen
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Law Provided; for-sen that, provided that, with the understanding that, subject to the condition or limitation that.

39. for-sō-much adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: forso-much
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(a) As adv.: therefore, accordingly; (b) as conj.: inasmuch, seeing that, since, because;--with as or that.

40. for-than adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: forthan
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On that account, for that reason, therefore, consequently:-- (a) at beginning of clause; for-than the; (b) in medial position; (c) at end of clause.

41. for-that adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: forthat
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(a) Because, inasmuch as, for; (b) in order that, so that.

42. for-thī pronominal adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: forthi
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For that, on that account, therefore, consequently, accordingly: (a) at beginning of clause; and forthi; (b) in medial position; (c) at end of clause.

43. forth that conj.

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Until.

44. for-til infinitive particle & conj.

Additional spellings: fortil
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(a) With inf.: to; (b) conj. until.

45. fortọ̄̆ conj.

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(a) Up to the time that, until; al forto; (b) forto that; (c) forto after (efsones) that, until after.

46. for-whan pronominal adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: forwhan
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In a question: for what reason, why.

47. for-what pronominal adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: forwhat
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For what reason, wherefore, why;--(a) in a question; (b) in a dependent clause.

48. for-whī pronominal adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: forwhi
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(a) In a question: for what reason, for what cause, why; (b) as noun: the reason why.

49. from conj.

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(a) From the time that, from (a certain time or event) onward; fro(m..to (til); (b) from the moment that, as soon as, (immediately) after; (c) from the place that.

50. hent prep. & conj.

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As prep.: until; hent to.

51. if conj.

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Introducing a conditional clause, the action or state expressed being within the realm of possibility: provided that, on condition that, in case that, if; -- with reference to: (a) present or future…

52. ilīche conj.

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In correl. construction with so adv.: iliche (and)..so ek, in the same manner as..so also.

53. in las(se than conj.

Additional spellings: in las than
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Unless.

54. in-til conj.

Additional spellings: intil
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55. in-to conj.

Additional spellings: into
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56. iwhether conj.

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(a) Both; iwhether ye..ye, both..and; (b) introducing a direct question.

57. iwhīls conj.

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(a) During the time that, while; (b) as long as; (c) until.

58. lē̆s(se conj.

Additional spellings: lesse
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Lest, for fear that.

59. lē̆st(e conj.

Additional spellings: leste
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(a) That not, lest [often shading off into 2. (a)]; lest thei eten, that they not eat, etc.; (b) lest that, that not, lest; (c) lest ne, that not, lest.

60. līk(e conj.

Additional spellings: like
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(a) In a clause of manner: in the way that, just as; (b) with participial or infinitive phrase: as it were, as though.

61. mes conj.

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But.

62. ne conj.(1)

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Nor, or: (a) linking verbs, verb phrases, and parts of verb phrases; (b) linking nouns, adjectives, adverbs, phrases, and other small syntactic units; ne ek, nor also; ne ye, nor indeed; more ne lesse

63. ne conj.(2)

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Than.

64. neither conj.

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Neither; -- in correlation with ne, nor, etc., neither..nor; (a) neither (ne..ne, ne neither..ne, etc.; (b) neither..nor; (c) neither..ner; (d) neither..neither; (e) neither..no, neither..nother,

65. ner conj.

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Nor; also (rarely), neither: (a) with nouns; neither..ner, no..ner; ner..nor, neither..nor; (b) with verbal constructions; neither..ner, nought..ner; ner..ne, neither..nor; (c) with adjectives…

66. nif(e conj.

Additional spellings: nife
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Nor.

67. conj.(1)

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Nor: (a) linking verbs and verb phrases; (b) linking nouns, adjectives, phrases, and other small syntactic units; (c) linking clauses and sentences.

68. conj.(2)

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Than.

69. nō-but adv., prep., & conj.

Additional spellings: nobut
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(a) As adv.: only, merely; no-but onli, only; (b) as prep.: except, other than; (c) as conj.: unless, except that; ?truly, assuredly [1st quot.; ?L nisi misunderstood]; no-but if, unless.

70. nor conj.

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Nor; or: (a) linking verbs, predicates, and verb phrases; (b) linking nouns, adjectives, adverbs and phrases; (c) linking clauses and sentences.

71. not-gain-stō̆nding conj.

Additional spellings: not-gainstonding, notgainstonding
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In phrase: not-gain-stonding that, in spite of the fact that, although.

72. not-with-stand prep. & conj.

Additional spellings: not-withstand, notwithstand
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In spite of (sth.); notwithstanding, although; not-with-stand that, in spite of the fact that.

73. nōt-with-stōnding(e conj.

Additional spellings: not-withstonding, notwithstonding, not-with-stondinge, not-withstondinge, notwithstondinge
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In spite of the fact (that), although; -- with or without that; not-with-stonding though, notwithstanding that.

74. nǒu conj.

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Now that, seeing that, since; supposing that, if [quot.: Cleanness 721]; nou that, seeing that.

75. nought-for-than adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: noughtforthan
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Nevertheless.

76. nought-for-that adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: noughtforthat
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Nevertheless.

77. nought-for-thī adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: nought-forthi, noughtforthi
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(a) Nevertheless, notwithstanding [see also for-thi 3. (a)]; (b) nought-for-thi that, not because; also, although [quot.: St.Juliana].

78. nought-with-stōnding(e conj.

Additional spellings: nought-withstonding, noughtwithstonding, nought-with-stondinge, nought-withstondinge, noughtwithstondinge
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In spite of the fact (that sth. is the case).

79. nouther conj.

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(a) Neither; nouther..nouther, neither..nor; nouther..nouther..nouther, nouther..nouther..ne, nouther..nouther..or, nouther..ne..ne nouther, ne..nouther..nouther, neither..nor..nor…

80. oc conj.

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Linking contrasting expressions: but, yet, however, nevertheless: (a) between clauses; (b) as an introductory expression.

81. of conj.(1)

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(a) Until, till; (b) as prep.: until (a time, an action).

82. of conj.(2)

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(a) Although; though; also, if; (b) al of, although, even though [cp. al-if]; of al, although, even though [cp. though al under al adv. & conj. 4. (b)]; (c) of al, as prep.: despite (the power of…

83. of conj.(3)

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Or.

84. ok adv. & conj.

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(a) Introducing a sentence or an independent clause: moreover, likewise, also; (b) modifying the predicate: too, also, in the same manner; (c) connecting nouns, usually following the last member…

85. ?on conj.

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?Until.

86. onyẹ̄n conj.

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Only in phr. onyen that, against the fact that; in return for the fact that; against the time that.

87. ō̆r conj.

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Joining two or more alternatives: or: (a) nouns & noun phrases; (b) verbs, verbals, & verb phrases; (c) adjectives & ppls.; (d) adverbs; (e) prepositional phrases; (f) clauses; (g) mixed…

88. oth prep. & conj.

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Until (a time, day, a day); oth world ende, oth ende world, oth world endinge, until the end of the world; oth lives ende, until the end of (one's) life, throughout (one's) life.

89. ọ̄̆ther conj.

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Joining two or more alternatives: or: (a) connecting nouns, pronouns, or noun or pronoun phrases; other elles, or as an alternative, or else; also, or anything else [quot.: Patience]; other..outher

90. oth-that conj. & prep.

Additional spellings: oththat
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(a) Up to the time that, until; (b) as prep.: up to (a time, an event), until; oth-that over, until after.

91. oth-the conj.

Additional spellings: oththe
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With two or more alternatives: or: (a) connecting nouns, noun phrases, or prepositional phrases; oth-the..oth-the (other), other..oth-the, or..or; (b) connecting verbs or verb phrases; (c) connecting…

92. outher conj.

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As the first conjunction in correlative constructions: either; -- often introducing quasi-formulaic pairs or series of synonyms, antonyms, or otherwise related elements: (a) outher..or (elles,

93. ō̆whīls conj.

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During the time that, while.

94. qwīl-tīme conj.

Additional spellings: qwiltime
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During the time that.

95. reserved conj.

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Except that; reserved if, unless.

96. sam conj.

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In a correlative construction: sam..sam, whether..or.

97. sin conj.

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(a) Seeing that, considering that; owing to the fact that; because; sin that; (b) from the time that, since; also, when [quot.: a1500(a1450)]; sin that.

98. sinnes conj.

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Since the time when; also, seeing that, because.

99. sitthe conj.

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(a) Subsequent to the time that, after, since; once that; (b) sitthe that, = (a); (c) ben agon (aron) sitthe, of a period of time: to be elapsed since, be passed since; ben longe sitthe, ben longe

100. sitthen conj.

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(a) Subsequent to the time that, after; once that; (b) sitthen that, = (a); (c) of time or a unit of time: ben (passen) sitthen, ben agon (gon) sitthen, to have elapsed since; ben longe ago sitthen