outher
Middle English
Conjunction
outher
- either
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1485-1486:
- [...] And shortly, outher he wolde lese his lyf,
Or winnen Emelye un-to his wyf; [...]- [...] And shortly, he would either lose his life,
Or win Emelye to be his wife; [...]
- [...] And shortly, he would either lose his life,
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1485-1486:
References
- (either): “outher”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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