Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc., each of which could make a passage true. · An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms: the inclusive or and the exclusive or. · Used to present two or more options from which a choice is to be made. · Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false).
From Middle English or; partially contracted from other, auther, from Old English āþor, āwþer, āhwæþer ("some, any, either"; > either); and partially from Middle English oththe, from Old English oþþe, from Proto-Germanic *efþau (“or”). Cognates Cognate with West Frisian of (“or”), Cimbrian odar, òdar (“or”), Dutch of, oft, ofte (“or”), German, Luxembourgish, and Vilamovian oder (“or”), Low German of, àder, àr, åder, år (“or”), Yiddish אָדער (oder, “or”), Icelandic eða, eður (“or”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 (aiþþau, “or; otherwise”).
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- Inherited-form mentionorenm
- Inherited-form mentionāþorang
- Inherited-form mentionoththeenm
- Inherited-form mentionoþþeang
- Inherited-form mention*efþaugem-pro · or
- Cognate mentionoffy · or
- Cognate mentionodarcim
- Cognate mentionofnl
- Cognate mentionofnds
- Cognate mentionאָדערyi · or
- Cognate mentioneðais
- Cognate mention𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿got · or; otherwise
This page abbreviates 2 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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