"nefne" meaning in Old English

See nefne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈnef.ne/, [ˈnev.ne]
Etymology: Probably cognate with Old Saxon neba, nebo, nebu (“except, unless”), Old Norse nema (“except, unless”). Etymology templates: {{cog|osx|neba}} Old Saxon neba, {{m|osx|nebo}} nebo, {{m|osx|nebu||except, unless}} nebu (“except, unless”), {{cog|non|nema||except, unless}} Old Norse nema (“except, unless”) Head templates: {{head|ang|conjunction}} nefne
  1. unless
    Sense id: en-nefne-ang-conj-yKafaXVE
  2. except
    Sense id: en-nefne-ang-conj-sRJ5VHvE Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: būtan, nymþe, nemne

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for nefne meaning in Old English (1.3kB)

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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈnev.ne]"
    }
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    },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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    "Old English lemmas",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈnev.ne]"
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      "word": "būtan"
    },
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      "word": "nymþe"
    },
    {
      "word": "nemne"
    }
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}

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