oþer healf

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *anþeraz halbaz, literally "second half". Cognate with Old Frisian ōther half (West Frisian oardeheal), Old Saxon ōthar half (Low German annerthalf), Old Dutch *andar half (Dutch anderhalf), Old High German andar halb (German anderthalb), Old Norse halfr annarr (Danish halvanden and Swedish halvannan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoː.θer xæ͜ɑlf/,

Numeral

ōþer healf

  1. one and a half

Usage notes

  • See the usage notes for healf.