æghwæþer

Old English

Alternative forms

ǣġþer (contraction), ǣġhƿæþer

Etymology

From West Germanic *aiwon ‘always’ ( > Old English ā) + *gahwaþeraz ‘each’ (> Old English ġehwæþer). Cognate with Old Saxon eogihwethar, Old High German eogihwedar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæːjˌhwæðer/

Pronoun

ǣġhwæþer

each (of two)

Descendants

Middle English: either, æȝþer, ethir, eiþer, outher
- Scots: aither
- English: either

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