oþer

== Middle English == === Adjective === oþer alternative form of other == Old English == === Alternative forms === ōðer === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *anþar, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz. Cognate with Old High German andar, Old Norse annarr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoː.θer/, [ˈoː.ðer] Rhymes: -oː.θer === Numeral === ōþer second === Adjective === ōþer other late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Genesis 29:19 second late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History Blickling Homilies, "The Third Sunday in Lent" one of two Blickling Homilies, "The Birth of John the Baptist" c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English late 9th century, Old English Martyrology late 9th century, translation of Orosius' History Against the Pagans late 9th century, Old English Martyrology c. 1932, J. R. R. Tolkien, Old English version of the "Annals of Valinor" next c. 890, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Lord" ==== Usage notes ==== When comparing two things (as per sense 3), both "one" and "another/the other" are typically translated with ōþer: ōþer mæġdenċild wæs mildheort and ōþer wæs wǣlhreow ("one girl was gentle and the other was cruel"). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ōþer healf ōþer twēġa ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: other, othir, oþerEnglish: otherScots: itherYola: oother, other