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Old English · adverb

oþerlice

Part of speech
adverb
IPA
/ˈoː.θerˌliː.t͡ʃe/
[ˈoː.ðerˌliː.t͡ʃe]
Syllables
ˈoː · θer · ˌliː · t͡ʃe (4 syllables)

Meaning

  1. otherwise

  2. differently

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anþeralīkaz (“otherwise”), equivalent to ōþer + -līċe. Cognate with Old Saxon ōþarlīk, Old High German andarlīh, Old Norse annarligr, Gothic (anþarleikō, “otherwise”).

Descendants

otherly

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