Middle English Dictionary Entry
elchor, elcor adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | elchor, elcor adv. |
| Etymology | OE elcor, el-līcor. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Otherwise, else; (b) besides.
Associated quotations
a
- ?a1200(OE) Hrl.MQuad.(Hrl 6258B)22/12 : Nim driȝe ferres scellan, wyrc to duste oððer ælcor gnid on wine & drince ȝelome.
b
- a1225(OE) Lamb.Hom.VA (Lamb 487)105 : Þet þe mon beo iþuldi and þolemod for godes luue, and lete elchur his iwit weldre þene his wreððe.