but
In English, but has 2 different meanings It can only be used as conjunction meaning but It can only be used as noun meaning alternative form of bote (“boot”)
It evolved from 1 origin. Comes from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan, *biūtini, equivalent to be- + out.
"but" usage examples
Sentences containing but to see its usage in context.
| Middle English | English |
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but thy eternall Sommer shall not fade , nor loose possession of that faire thou ow'st , nor shall death brag thou wandr'st in his shade , when in eternall lines to time thou grow'st |
But your eternal summer will never fade, nor will you lose the beauty you possess; nor will death boast that you wander in his shade, for you will live on in these immortal lines. |