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bútan

  • conjunction
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bútan, búton, bútun; conj.
Wright's OE grammar
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útan
out
]. with the subj.
Unless, save that; nisi
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  • Bútan ðú [eorþan spéde] gedǽlde Dryhtne sylfum

    unless thou hadst bestowed [the riches of the earth] for the Lord himself,

    • Exon. 99a
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    • Th. 371, 19
      • ;
    • Seel. 78
      • .

  • Búton ðæt hit sý útaworpen

    nisi ut mittatur foras,

    • Mt. Bos. 5, 13
      • .

  • Bútan ǽr wyrce éce Dryhten ende worlde

    save ere the eternal Lord shall work an end of the world,

    • Exon. 98a
      • ;
    • Th. 367, 24
      • ;
    • Seel. 12
      • .
with the ind. Save or except that; nisi
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  • Egorhere eall acwealde búton ðæt earce bord heóld heofona freá

    the water-host destroyed all save that the Lord of heaven held the ark board,

    • Cd. 70
      • ;
    • Th. 84, 26
      • ;
    • Gen. 1403
      • .
without a dependent verb. Except, save, besides, but; nisi
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  • Ond eallum dagum bútan sunnan dagum

    diebus cunctis excepta dominica,

    • Bd. 3, 23
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    • S. 554, 32
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  • Ic ne gehýrde bútan hlimman sǽ

    I heard nought save the sea roaring,

    • Exon. 81b
      • ;
    • Th. 307, 4
      • ;
    • Seef. 18
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  • Sume men sǽdon ðæt ðǽr nǽran bútan twegen dǽlas

    some men said that there were but two parts.

    • Ors. 1, 1
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    • Bos. 15, 6
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “bútan.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/5504.

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