natheless
Americanadverb
preposition
Etymology
Origin of natheless
before 900; Middle English; Old English nā·thē·lǣs, equivalent to nā not ( see na) + thē, variant of thȳ instrumental singular definite article ( see the 2) + lǣs less
Example Sentences
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Daniel pleaded with her to marry him "natheless."
From Time Magazine Archive
It wearieth me to tell of his falseness; And natheless yet will I it express, To that intent men may beware thereby, And for none other cause truely.
From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing
This be peopled by Moslem folk," replied the Jew, "natheless can none carry tidings of thee to her inhabitants.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 15 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
I am not rich; that, certes, I confess; But, natheless, well born and nobly bred; I'm read by both the people and noblesse, Throughout the world: 'That's Clement,' it is said.
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 by Black, Robert
I did indeed make a sore stumble; so also did David, and natheless he was a man after God’s own heart.
From Prisoners of Conscience by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
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