nefne

Old English

Alternative forms

• nemne

Etymology

Probably cognate with Old Saxon neba, nebo, nebu (“except, unless”), Old Norse nema (“except, unless”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnef.ne/, [ˈnev.ne]

Conjunction

nefne

1. unless
2. except

Synonyms

• būtan
• nymþe

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “NEFNE”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.