α. See never adv. and int. and later adv., adj., and int.
β. See never adv. and int. and latter adj., adv., and n.
† neverlateradv.
Obsolete.
Nevertheless.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [adverb] > however, nevertheless, notwithstanding
though-whetherc897
nathelesseOE
though971
whetherOE
yetOE
neverlOE
what for-thyc1175
nethelessa1200
never the latterc1225
algatec1230
in spite of (despite, maugre, etc.) one's teethc1230
nought for thatc1275
(all) for noughtc1325
(in) spite of one's nosec1325
alway1340
thoughless1340
ne'er the later (also latter)a1382
ne'er the lessa1382
neverlatera1382
neverthelessa1382
ne for-thia1400
neverlessa1400
not-againstandinga1400
nauthelessc1400
nouthelessc1400
algatesc1405
noughtwithstanding1422
netherless?a1425
notwithstanding1425
nethertheless1440
not gainstandingc1440
not the lessa1450
alwaysa1470
howbeit1470
never þe quedera1475
nought the lessc1480
what reck?a1513
nonetheless1533
howsomever1562
after all1590
in spite of spite1592
meantime1594
notwithstand1596
withal1596
in the meanwhile1597
meanwhile1597
howsoever1601
in (one's) spite?1615
however1623
in the meantime1631
non obstante1641
at the same time1679
with a non-obstante to1679
stilla1699
the same1782
all the same1803
quand même1825
still and all1829
anyhow1867
anyway1876
still and ona1894
all the samey1897
just the same1901
but1939
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) Judges x. 13 I hafe delyuerid ȝou fro þe handis of hem, & neuerlatere [v.r. neuerthelater; a1425 L.V. netheles; L. tamen] ȝee han forsakyn me & heried alyene goddis.
1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. ccxxvi. 232 Neuerlater he..come by nyght to the tour of london.
1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. ccxxix. 241 The castel neuerlatter was saued.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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