natheles

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === nathelees, naþelees, naþeles, noþeles, no þe les, noþoles naðelas, naðelæs, naðeles, naþelæs, noþeleas (Early Middle English); noðeles (AB language); neoðeles, neoþelas, noþelas (Laȝamon's Brut) nathelesse, noethelesse (Late Middle English); nadleez (Ireland); na-þe-lese (Northern); nawþeles, nowþelese (Northwest Midland) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English nān þȳ lǣs, nā þē lǣs, nā þȳ lǣs, apparently with trisyllabic shortening then later open-syllable lengthening of the first element. By surface analysis, no +‎ the +‎ les. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌnaːð(ə)ˈlɛ̝ːs/, /ˌnaːθ(ə)ˈlɛ̝ːs/, /-lɛs/ IPA(key): /ˌnɔ̞ːð(ə)ˈlɛ̝ːs/, /ˌnɔ̞ːθ(ə)ˈlɛ̝ːs/, /-lɛs/ (especially West Midland) === Adverb === natheles Nevertheless, nonetheless. Synonyms: netheles, nevertheles ==== Descendants ==== English: natheless (archaic) ⇒ English: nonetheless Middle Scots: natheles, notheles Scots: naithless, natheless ==== References ==== “nō-the-lē̆s(se, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.