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1. al adv. & conj.

135 quotations in 5 senses
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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

2. al-sọ̄ne adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: alsone
18 quotations in 1 sense
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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.

3. al-whēr adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: alwher
3 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Anywhere else, elsewhere [cp. elle(s)-wher]; (b) wherever; whenever.

4. and conj. (& adv.)

267 quotations in 9 senses
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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

5. an-ōn adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: anon, a-non
90 quotations in 4 senses
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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.

6. anōn-right(es adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: anonright, anon-rightes, anonrightes
22 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) At once, instantly, immediately; (b) anon-right as, as soon as.

7. ascaunce adv. & conj.

23 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Conj. In such a way that; even as, as; (b) as if, pretending that; -- also ascaunce that.

8. 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…

9. ēk adv. and conj.

55 quotations in 4 senses
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Introducing a sentence or an independent clause (often accompanying a sentence connective): moreover, likewise, in the same manner.

10. fō̆rbī adv. & conj.

23 quotations in 3 senses
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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…

11. for-sō-much adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: forso-much
7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) As adv.: therefore, accordingly; (b) as conj.: inasmuch, seeing that, since, because;--with as or that.

12. for-than adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: forthan
40 quotations in 3 senses
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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.

13. for-that adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: forthat
23 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Because, inasmuch as, for; (b) in order that, so that.

14. for-thī pronominal adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: forthi
62 quotations in 3 senses
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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.

15. for-whan pronominal adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: forwhan
8 quotations in 3 senses
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In a question: for what reason, why.

16. for-what pronominal adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: forwhat
6 quotations in 1 sense
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For what reason, wherefore, why;--(a) in a question; (b) in a dependent clause.

17. for-whī pronominal adv. & conj.

Additional spellings: forwhi
56 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) In a question: for what reason, for what cause, why; (b) as noun: the reason why.

18. nō-but adv., prep., & conj.

Additional spellings: nobut
22 quotations in 1 sense
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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.

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

Additional spellings: noughtforthan
12 quotations in 1 sense
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Nevertheless.

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

Additional spellings: noughtforthat
3 quotations in 1 sense
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Nevertheless.