oþerlice

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anþeralīkaz (“otherwise”), equivalent to ōþer +‎ -līċe. Cognate with Old Saxon ōþarlīk, Old High German andarlīh, Old Norse annarligr, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍉 (anþarleikō, “otherwise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoː.θerˌliː.t͡ʃe/, [ˈoː.ðerˌliː.t͡ʃe]

Adverb

ōþerlīċe

1. otherwise
2. differently

Descendants

• Middle English: otherliche
  • English: otherly