"ne" meaning in Old English

See ne in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ne/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*ne||not}} Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) Head templates: {{ang-adv}} ne
  1. not
    Sense id: en-ne-ang-adv-JUu5e1fx

Conjunction

IPA: /ne/
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*ne||not}} Proto-Germanic *ne (“not”) Head templates: {{head|ang|conjunction|head=|sort=}} ne, {{ang-con}} ne
  1. (in negative phrases) or, and not (optionally translated as "nor")
    Sense id: en-ne-ang-conj--oixzgNR
  2. ne... ne... is used to mean "[not...] or..." (optionally translated as "neither... nor...")
    Sense id: en-ne-ang-conj-kcY2tvl5 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 7 35 58
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