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
- or
Descendants
- Middle English: oththe, other, or
- English: or
- Scots: or