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

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