"other" meaning in Middle English

See other in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈuðər/, /ˈoːðər/ Forms: othir [alternative], oþer [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English ōþer. Compare German oder. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:ōþer}}, {{inh|enm|ang|ōþer}} Old English ōþer, {{cog|de|oder}} German oder Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} other, {{enm-adj}} other
  1. other
    Sense id: en-other-enm-adj-2SmKENGw

Adverb

IPA: /ˈuðər/, /ˈoːðər/ Forms: othir [alternative], oþer [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English ōþer. Compare German oder. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:ōþer}}, {{inh|enm|ang|ōþer}} Old English ōþer, {{cog|de|oder}} German oder Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} other
  1. otherwise
    Sense id: en-other-enm-adv-jkiuw2N2

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈuðər/, /ˈoːðər/ Forms: othir [alternative], oþer [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English ōþer. Compare German oder. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:ōþer}}, {{inh|enm|ang|ōþer}} Old English ōþer, {{cog|de|oder}} German oder Head templates: {{head|enm|conjunction}} other
  1. synonym of or Synonyms: or [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-other-enm-conj-Re8F6nQO Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 0 6 94 0 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 0 0 57 43

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈuðər/, /ˈoːðər/ Forms: othir [alternative], oþer [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English ōþer. Compare German oder. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:ōþer}}, {{inh|enm|ang|ōþer}} Old English ōþer, {{cog|de|oder}} German oder Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|head=}} other, {{enm-pron}} other
  1. other
    Sense id: en-other-enm-pron-2SmKENGw

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Reues Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC, folio xviii, recto, column 1, line 5:",
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        "Middle English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              16,
              21
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              25,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "english": "[…] it shall be none the otherwise.",
          "ref": "1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Reues Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; republished in [William Thynne], editor, The Workes of Geffray Chaucer Newlye Printed, […], [London]: […] [Richard Grafton for] Iohn Reynes […], 1542, →OCLC, folio xviii, recto, column 1, line 5:",
          "text": "[…]it ſhal none other be.",
          "translation": "[…] it shall be none the otherwise.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "otherwise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "otherwise",
          "otherwise"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈuðər/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈoːðər/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "other"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-03-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-03-03 using wiktextract (05c257f and 9d9a410). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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