oþer

See also: other, oyer, and -oyer

Middle English

Adjective

oþer

1. other (not the same, not identical)

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Old English

Old English numbers ^(edit)

	20
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Cardinal: twēġen     Ordinal: ōþer     Adverbial: tweowa     Multiplier: twifeald

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anþeraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː.θer/, [ˈoː.ðer]

Adjective

ōþer

1. other
   • c. 900, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Hē hrædlīċe his sealmas ġeleornode and ēac fela ōðerra bōca.

     He quickly learned his psalms and many other books too.

   • late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 29:19

     Lēofre mē is þæt iċ hīe selle þē þonne ōðrum menn. Wuna mid mē!

     I'd rather give her to you than to someone else. Stay with me!

2. second
   • Blickling Homilies, "The Third Sunday in Lent"

     Eallum cristenum mannum is beboden þæt hīe ealne heora līchaman seofon sīðum ġebletsian mid Cristes rōde tācne: ǣrest on ǣrne morgen, ōðre sīðe on underntīd, þriddan sīðe on midne dæġ, fēorðan sīðe on nōntīd, fīftan sīðe on ǣfen, sixtan sīðe on niht ǣr hē reste, seofoþan sīðe on ūhtan.

     All Christians are commanded to bless their entire body seven times with the sign of the cross: first early in the morning, the second time at nine o'clock, the third time at noon, the fourth time at three, the fifth time in the evening, the sixth time at night before you go to sleep, the seventh time before dawn.

3. one of two
   • late 9th century, Old English Martyrology

     Sanctus Petrus hine onsende mid twām mæsseprēostum tō Gālwēala mæġðe. Þā forþfērde þāra mæsseprēosta ōðer on þām sīþfæte.

     Saint Paul sent him with two priests out to Gaul. Then one of the priests died during the journey.

   • late 9th century, Old English Martyrology

     Sume ġēare him bærst miċel wund on ōðrum þēo, and hē stōd þurh eall þæt ġēar on ānum fēt.

     One year a large wound burst open on one of his thighs, and he stood on one leg for the whole year.

   • c. 900, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans

     Æfter þām Philippus feaht on Thēbana rīċe and him wearþ þæt ōðer ēage mid ānre flān ūt āsċoten.

     After that, Philip fought in Thebes and had one of his eyes shot out with an arrow.

   • Blickling Homilies, "The Birth of John the Baptist"

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

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

   • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

     Is ēac tō witenne þæt naman bēoþ oft ōðres cynnes on Lǣden and ōðres cynnes on Englisċ.

     Note also that nouns are often one gender in Latin and another gender in English.

4. next
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Lord"

     On þone ōðerne dæġ wæs Aarōnes ġierd ġemētt grōwende mid bōgum and blōwende and berende hnyte.

     The next day, Aaron's rod was found growing branches, and blooming, and bearing nuts.

   • c. 890, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan

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

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

Declension

Declension of ōþer — Strong only

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ōþer	ōþer	ōþer
Accusative	ōþerne	ōþre	ōþer
Genitive	ōþres	ōþerre	ōþres
Dative	ōþrum	ōþerre	ōþrum
Instrumental	ōþre	ōþerre	ōþre
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ōþre	ōþra, ōþre	ōþer
Accusative	ōþre	ōþra, ōþre	ōþer
Genitive	ōþerra	ōþerra	ōþerra
Dative	ōþrum	ōþrum	ōþrum
Instrumental	ōþrum	ōþrum	ōþrum

Numeral

ōþer

1. second

Derived terms

• ōþer healf

Descendants

• English: other