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Old English · adjective

oþer

Normalised ōþer

Part of speech
adjective
Declension
strong
IPA
/ˈoː.θer/
[ˈoː.ðer]
Syllables
ˈoː · θer (2 syllables)
Modern English
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oþer1 · adjective

Senses

  1. other

    Hē hrædlīċe his sealmas ġeleornode and ēac fela ōðerra bōca.

    He quickly learned his psalms and many other books too.

    late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
  2. second

    Hēr endaþ sēo ōðer bōc. And hēr onġinþ sēo þridde.

    Here ends the second book. And here begins the third.

    late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
  3. one of two

    Sē þe hæbbe twā tunecan, selle ōðre þām þe nānne næbbe.

    If you have two tunics, give one to someone who has none.

    Blickling Homilies, "The Birth of John the Baptist"
  4. next

    Þā fōr hē swā feorr swā hē meahte on þām ōðrum þrim dagum ġesiġlan.

    Then he traveled as far as he could sail in the next three days.

    c. 890, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan

Declension · strong

Strong declension of oþer
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ōþerōþruōþroōþer
Accusative ōþerneōþreōþer
Genitive ōþresōþerreōþres
Dative ōþrumōþerreōþrum
Instrumental ōþreōþerreōþre
Plural
Nominative ōþreōþraōþreōþruōþro
Accusative ōþreōþraōþreōþruōþro
Genitive ōþerraōþerraōþerra
Dative ōþrumōþrumōþrum
Instrumental ōþrumōþrumōþrum

oþer2 · numeral

Senses

  1. second

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *anþar, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz. Cognate with Old High German andar, Old Norse annarr.

Descendants

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