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  • adjective
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óðer, indef. prn.
Wright's OE grammar
§5; §50; §61; §147; §218; §221; §223; §259; §286; §302; §421; §431; §447;
and ordinal, used as adj. and as subst. , always of strong declension. I. when two definite objects are referred to,
one of two
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  • Him wearþ óðer eáge mid ánre flán út áscoten

    ictu sagittae oculum perdidit

    ,
      Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 112, 15.
  • Hé hyne onsende myd twám mæssepreóstum . . . ðá forþférde ðæra mæssepreósta óðer. Shrn. 98, 28.

  • Him bærst micel wund on óðrum þeó

    in one of his thighs

    ,
      109, 14.

  • Ðá gewearþ him ðæt hí twegen tó ánwíge eodon . . . ealle gecwǽdon, ðæt gif ǽnig man wolde heora óðrum (

    either of them

    ) fylstan, ðæt man hine sóna gefénge,
      H. R. 101, 21.

  • Ðǽr wearþ Pirrus wund on óðran earme (

    transfixo brachio

    ) . . . Hí námon tréowu, and slógon on óðerne ende ísene næglas,
      Ors. 4, l; Swt. 158, 2-5.

  • Þurhscoten underneoðan óðer breóst,

      3, 9; Swt. 134, 23.

  • Wund þurh ðæt óðer cneów,

      4, 6; Swt. 180, 6.

  • Án strǽl hyne gewundode on hys óðer gewenge,

      Shrn. 97, 14.

  • Se ðe hæbbe twá tunecan, selle óðre ðam ðe náne næbbe,

      Blickl. Homl. 169, 13.

  • Óðer twega, ðara,

    or without these forms, one of two alternatives

    :-- For ðam óðer twega, oððe hié nǽfre tó nánum men ne becumaþ, oððe hié nǽfre fæstlíce ne þurhwuniaþ,
      Bt. II, l; Fox 30, 26.

  • Ða wil*-*niaþ óðer twega, oððe . . . , oððe,

      24, 2 ; Fox 82, 8.

  • Wite hé ðæt óðer ðara, oððe hé sceal ðæs hádes þolian, oððe hit gebétan,

      L. E. I. 14; Th. ii. 412, l : 9; Th. ii. 408, II.
    Ðæt hió óðer ðara dydon, oððe . . . oððe . . . , Chart. Th. 167, 22 : Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 114, 23.

  • Him sǽdon ðæt hié óðer dyden, oððe hám cómen oððe hié him woldon óðerra wera ceósan,

      I, 10; Swt. 44, 21.
the second of two, other
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  • Se óðer consul Duilius

    Duilius, alter consul

    ,
      4, 6; Swt. 172, 8.

  • Hé for ðære geóm*-*runga ðæs óðres deáþes leng on ðam lande gewunian ne mihte,

      Blickl. Homl. 113, II. Án
    mann hæfde twegen suna. Ðá cwæþ hé tó ðám yldran . . . Ðá cwæþ hé ealswá to ðam óðrum, Mt. 21, 30.

  • Ðæt mon ierne from geate tó óðrum,

      Past. 49 ; Swt. 383, 8.

  • Fram ende óþ óðerne

    from one end of the church to the other

    ,
      Glostr. Frag. 12, 17.

  • Hafa ðás (

    Leah) tó gemæccan, and ic gife ðé ða óðre (Rachel ),

      Gen. 29, 27.

  • Hé sette his ǽnne sunu tó ealdormen, and óðerne tó cyninge,

      Homl. Th. ii. 480, 21.
when
óðer is applied to each of two
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  • Ðara óðer bewiste his byrlas, óðer his bæcestran. Gen. 40, 2.

  • Óðer is se ǽresta apostol, óðer se néhsta,

      Blickl. Homl. 171, 8.

  • Ðæt se óðer beó árǽred from ðæm óðrum

    ut alter regatur ab altero

    ,
      Past. 17, l; Swt. 107, 23.

  • On twǽm gefylcum, on óðrum wǽron ða hǽðnan cyningas, on óðrum ða eorlas,

      Chr. 871; Erl. 74, 16-18.

  • Ǽgðer óðerne ofslóg,

      Ors. 2, 3; Swt. 68, 18.

  • Uncer láþette ǽgðer óðer ðeáh ðe hé hit óðrum ne sǽde,

      Shrn. 39, 22.
  • II. when the reference is not limited to two objects.
marking a sequence,
other, second in a series, next, following an object already mentioned
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  • Se forma . . . se óðer, and se þrydda óþ ðone seofoþan,

      Mt. 22, 25, 26: Ælfc. Gr. 49 ; Som. 49, 55.

  • Wæs ðis ðara wundra ǽrest . . . Eft gelamp óðer wundor,

      Blickl. Homl. 219, 6 : 221, 18: 223, 13.

  • Ðære óðre eá naman

    nomen fluvii secundi

    ,
      Gen. 2, 13.

  • Fram dæge tó óðrum

    from day to day

    ,
      Blickl. Homl. 107, 25.

  • Faran of stówe to óðerre,

      19, 23.

  • Án æfter óðrum,

      Cd. Th. 266, 22; Sat. 26.

  • Hé sette hine on his óðer cræt (

    currum suum secundum

    ), Gen
      41, 43.
  • Ǽrest . . . óðre síþe . . . þriddan síþ?e. Blickl. Homl. 47, 16.

  • Óþre dæge

    next day

    ,
      175, 18.

  • Ðá fór hé swá feor swá hé meahte on ðǽm óðrum þrím dagum (

    in the next three days

    ) gesiglan.
      Ors. I. I; Swt. 17, 13.

  • Wearþ syfan geár se ungemetlíca eorþwela, and hí æfter ðǽm wǽron on ðan mǽstan hungre óðre syfan geár, I. 5; Swt. 32, 26 : Gen. 29, 27. (l a) with swilc,

    another such

    , a repetition of what has preceded :-- Ðá com ungemetlíc rén . . . eft wearþ óðer swelc rén,
      Ors. 4, 10 ; Swt. 194, 20.
  • Medmicel pipores, óðer swilc cymenes. Lchdm. ii. 256, 5.

  • His mágas hine wið óð?r swilc (

    contra simile quid

    ) gescyldan,
      L. Ecg. P. addit. 29 ; Th. ii. 236, 31.
marking difference from the subject, or from something already referred to,
other, different, somebody else, something else
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  • Ðú nimst wíf and óðer man líþ mid hire. Deut. 28, 30.

  • Ne þearf nán mon wénan ðæt hine óðer mon mǽge álésan,

      Blickl. Homl. 101, 13.

  • Gif útancymene oxa óðres oxan gewundaþ,

      Ex. 21, 35.
  • Eart dú ðe tó cumenne eart, oððe wé óðres sceolon ábídan. Mt. Kmbl. II, 3.
  • Gif wé willaþ on óðres góde beón gefeónde. Blickl. Homl. 75, 20.
  • Leófre mé ys, ðæt ic hig sylle ðé ðonne óðrum men. Gen. 29, 19.

  • Ðæt man tó óðrum lǽððe hæbbe,

      Blickl. Homl. 63, 36.

  • Ðæt ǽlc stán ne sý fram óðrum ádón,

      79, I.
    Heora ongon ǽlc cweðan tó óðrum, 149, 29.

  • Ða lǽstas on óðerne mǽgwlite oncyrran,

      127, 19.

  • On óðre wisan,

      205, 21.

  • Nú hæbbe wé broht óðer sylfor (

    aliud argentum

    ),
      Gen. 43, 22.
  • Seó wyrd oft oncyrreþ and on óðer hworfeþ. Nar. 7, 28.
  • Mid hire syndan Godes apostolas and óðre. Blickl. Homl. 143, 10.

  • Petrus and óðre Cristes þegnas,

      145, 27.

  • Ða de wóhhǽmed begangaþ mid óðerra ceorla wífum,

      61, 14.

  • Sceattas ge on lande, ge on óðrum þingum,

      51, 7.

  • Hé gesett hys wíngerd myd óðrum tilion,

      Mt. Kmbl. 21, 41.

  • Hé him tó genym? seofun óðre gástas, 12, 45. (2 a) óðer . . . óðer other . . . than different from :-- Nú is

    participium

    of worde and of worde cymþ, biþ swá ðeáh óðer dǽl and óðer þing óðer his ealdor biþ,
      Ælfc. Gr. 41 ; Som. 43, 14.

  • Ðonne gá heó in óðer hús óðer heo út ofeode,

      Lchdm. iii. 68, 21.

  • Gif ðú wilnast ðæt heó óðre þeáwas nimen óðre (óðer, Cott. MSS. ) heora willa and heora gewuna is, Bt. 7, 2 ; Fox 18, 28. (2 b) with the indefinites

    sum, œ́,

    etc. :-- Helias oððe sum óðer wítega,
      Homl. Th. i. 364, 18.

  • Wæs his néhmága sum ðæt hine swýðor lufode ðonne ǽnig óðor man,

      Blickl. Homl. 113, 10.

  • Máran wræce ðonne ǽfre ǽr ǽnigu óðru gelumpe,

      79, 10.

  • Wæs ðæt wæter biterre ðonne ic ǽfre ǽnig óðer bergde,

      Nar. 8, 30.

  • Hé nǽigum óðrum ærne sceþþan ne mihte,

      Blickl. Homl. 221, 16.

  • Ne bideþ hé æt ús n?-acute;nig óðor edleán búton . . . ,

      103, 21.

  • Nǽnige óðre búton ða ǽne,

      185, 9.

  • Ðara óðerra manna nán árian wolde,

      215, l.
    Mid manegum óðrum gástlícum mægenum, 73, 28.

  • Ðæt geleáfulle folc Iudéa, and eác óðor manig ða ðe beóþ Gode underþeódde,

      79, 31.

  • Ðás wundor and manig óðer,

      219, 22.

  • Óðre wundro manega,

      177, 18.

  • Augustinum and óðre monige munecas,

      Bd. I. 23 ; S. 485, 27.

  • Lufian wé úrne Drihten ofer ealle óðru þing,

      Blickl. Homl. II, 33.

  • Sanctus Iohannes gǽþ beforan eallum óðrum wítgan and ealra óðerra heáhfædera mægen hé oferstígeþ,

      167, 22.
denoting that part of a whole which is not yet mentioned,
other, the rest, remaining
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  • Micel ðæs folces hié ofer sǽ ádrǽfdon, and ðæs óðres ðone mǽstan dǽl hié geridon,

      Chr. 878 ; Erl. 78, 31.

  • Sum fearhrýðer ðæs óðræs ceápes geférscipe oferhogode,

      Blickl. Homl. 199, 4.

  • Seó hand wæs gelíc ðam óðrum flǽsce

    erat similis carni reliquae, Ex. 4, 7u Ða óðre nigon consonantes synd gecwedene mutae, Ælfc. Gr. 2; Som. 3, I. Ða óðre (ceteri )

    cwǽdon,
      Mt. 27, 49.

  • Petrus and ða óðre apostolas,

      Blickl. Homl. 149, 5.

  • Wæs heora sum réðra ðonne ða óðre,

      223, 7.

  • Wyrtruma ealra óðerra synna,

      65, 3.

  • Ðæt deófol cwæþ tó ðám óðrum deóflum,

      243, 10.

  • Hig cýddon eall ðis ðam endlufenum and eallum óðrum (

    ceteris omnibus

    ),
      Lk. Skt. 24, 9.
  • [Goth. anþar: O. Sax. óðar : O. Frs. other: O. H. Ger.. andar: Icel. annarr.]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “óðer.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/25044.

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  • óðer, n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.

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