oþþe

See also: oððe

Old English

Alternative forms

• eþþa, ofþe, oþþon

Etymology

Probably an alteration of earlier ofþe (“or”), from Proto-Germanic *efþau (“or”). Cognate with Old Frisian jeftha, joftha (“or”), Old Saxon eftha, Old High German odo; compare different ablaut-grades in Old English eþþa, Old Norse eða. Ultimately thought to be a Germanic suffixed dual form of the base of if.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoθ.θe/

Conjunction

oþþe

1. or

Descendants

• Middle English: oththe, other, or
  • English: or
  • Scots: or