Old English · adjective
oþer
Normalised ōþer
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Declension
- strong
- IPA
- /ˈoː.θer/[ˈoː.ðer]
- Syllables
- ˈoː · θer (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- othersecondnext
oþer1 · adjective
Senses
-
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 -
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 -
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" -
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
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ōþer | ōþruōþro | ōþer |
| Accusative | ōþerne | ōþre | ōþer |
| Genitive | ōþres | ōþerre | ōþres |
| Dative | ōþrum | ōþerre | ōþrum |
| Instrumental | ōþre | ōþerre | ōþre |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ōþre | ōþraōþre | ōþruōþro |
| Accusative | ōþre | ōþraōþre | ōþruōþro |
| Genitive | ōþerra | ōþerra | ōþerra |
| Dative | ōþrum | ōþrum | ōþrum |
| Instrumental | ōþrum | ōþrum | ōþrum |
oþer2 · numeral
Senses
-
second
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *anþar, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz. Cognate with Old High German andar, Old Norse annarr.
Descendants
other
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