þy læs þe

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θyː læːs θe/, [θyː læːs θe]

Conjunction

þȳ lǣs þe

lest, in case, or else; so that ... not
Þū sċealt dōn þæt þū meaht, þȳ lǣs þe þē hit lator hrēowe.
You have to do what you can, so you don't regret it later.

Descendants

Middle English: les te
- English: lest

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