01 Wot not; know not; knows not.
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Wot not; know not; knows not.[Obs.]
Entry
3 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Not
/nät/
· IPA /[nɔt]/
02 a. Shorn; shaven.
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Shorn; shaven.[Obs.]
03 adv. A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal.
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A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal.“Not one word spake he more than was need.” — Chaucer.“Thou shalt not steal.” — Ex. xx. 15.“Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.” — Job vii. 8.“The question is, may I do it, or may I not do it?” — Bp. Sanderson.
Phrases & compounds
Not . . . but —
only.