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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Sobeit #180537 11/25/2008 1:10 PM Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 23 Ireland Andrew Robinson stranger Andrew Robinson stranger Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 23 Ireland Anu's definition of 'sobeit' (provided that) follows the OED, but in his example the word appears to be used in a verbal sense, however subjunctive: The armies of a littler folk Shall pass you under the victor's yoke, Sobeit a nation that trains her sons To ride their horses and point their guns This seems to require the reading "if it be". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Sobeit Andrew Robinson #180545 11/25/2008 5:11 PM Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 2 abelcandoit stranger abelcandoit stranger Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 2 Actually, the words in this week's theme are so far not conjunctions at all, but conjunctive adverbs (like "however," "therefore," "nevertheless"). Abelcandoit Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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