Middle English Dictionary Entry
ọ̄̆therkin adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | ọ̄̆therkin adj. |
| Etymology | From ọ̄̆ther adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A different or an additional kind of, other kinds of; ani ~, any other kind of; al ~, all other kinds of.
Associated quotations
- a1300 PMor.(McC 123)321 : Ne scal þar beo noþer bred ne win ne oþre kenne este.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)404 : Adam..was last wroght als lauerding Vte-ouer al oþerkin thing.
- a1425 Ben.Rule(1) (Lnsd 378)28/5 : Yef þai haue whar-of, þe þridde [dish of food] may þai haue of frute ouþir of oþirkin felaȝscap.
- a1425 PPl.C (Cmb Ff 5.35)6.20 : Oþer kyn [Hnt: Canstow..oþer swyn oþer gees dryue Oþer eny kyns craft þat to þe comune nudeþ].