Not
Not
[Contr. from ne wot. See 2d Note.]
Wot not; know not; knows not. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
Not , adjective
Shorn; shaven. [Obsolete]
Not , adverb
[Old English not, noht, nought, naught, the same word as English naught. See Naught.]
A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal.
Not one word spake he more than was need.
Thou shalt not steal.
Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.
The question is, may I do it, or may I not do it?
Collocations (1)
Not... but or Not but , only. [Obsolete or Colloquial] — Chaucer