"ither" meaning in Scots

See ither in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

Etymology: From Middle English ōþer, from Old English ōþer. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|ōþer}} Middle English ōþer, {{inh|sco|ang|ōþer}} Old English ōþer Head templates: {{head|sco|determiner}} ither
  1. other
    Sense id: en-ither-sco-det-2SmKENGw

Pronoun

Etymology: From Middle English ōþer, from Old English ōþer. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|ōþer}} Middle English ōþer, {{inh|sco|ang|ōþer}} Old English ōþer Head templates: {{head|sco|pronoun}} ither
  1. each other; one another
    Sense id: en-ither-sco-pron-9wig8SlF Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Scots determiners, Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots pronouns Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Scots determiners: 0 100 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Scots pronouns: 0 100
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