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nimþe

  • conjunction
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Grammar
nimþe, nemþe, nymþe; conj.
Unless, except
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  • Nimþe

    nisi,

    • Wülck. Gl. 249, 9.
  • Nimþe wén wǽre

    ni forsan,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 61, 4 : 93. 3.
Grammar
nimþe, connecting clauses
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  • Ne hine mon on óðre wísan his béne týþigean wolde, nemþe hé Cristes geleáfan onfénge,

    • Bd. 3, 21
    • ;
    • S. 550, 43.
  • Ne sceal nǽfre his torn tó rycene beorn ácýðan, nemþe hé ǽr ða bóte cunne,

    • Exon. Th. 293, 9
    • ;
    • Wand. 113.
  • Nymþe mé Drihten gefultumede, wénincga mín sáwl sóhte helle,

    • Ps. Th. 93, 16 : Beo. Th. 3321
    • ;
    • B. 1657.
Grammar
nimþe, connecting words in the same case (contracted clauses, the verb of the second clause being the same as that in the first, and not expressed)
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  • Nǽnig óðerne freóþ in fyrhþe, nimþe feára hwylc (freóþ),

    • Fragm. Kmbl. 71
    • ;
    • Leas. 37.
  • Næs monna gemet, ne mægen engla ðæt eów mihte helpan, nimþe Hǽlend God,

    • Cd. Th. 295, 27
    • ;
    • Sat. 493.
  • Nǽniges Godes háligra gebyrd ciricean ne mǽrsiaþ, nemþe Cristes sylfes and ðyses Johannes,

    • Blickl. Homl. 161, 11.
  • Ne wé ús náht elles newénden nemþe deáþes sylfes,

    • Bd. 5, 1
    • ;
    • S. 613, 26.
  • Unc gemǽne ne sceal elles áwiht nymþe lufu langsumu,

    • Cd. Th. 114, 17
    • ;
    • Gen. 1905 : 252, 8
    • ;
    • Dan. 575.
  • Nis ðé wiðerbreca man on moldan, nymþe Metod ána,

    • 251, 22
    • ;
    • Dan. 567.
  • Hwá is ðæt ðé cunne, nymþe éce God,

    • 266, 7
    • ;
    • Sat. 18.
  • Nis nǽnig swá snotor, nymþe God seolfa,

    • 286, 11
    • ;
    • Sat. 350.
  • Ic nǽngum sceþþe nymþe bonan ánum,

    • Exon. Th. 407, 11
    • ;
    • Rä. 26, 3.
  • Nabbaþ wé tó hyhte nymþe cyle and fýr,

    • Cd. Th. 285, 10
    • ;
    • Sat. 335.
  • Eaforan syndon deáde nymþe feá áne,

    • 128, 30
    • ;
    • Gen. 2134.
Similar entries
Cf. nefne.
Linked entries
v.  nemþe.
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