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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
Adverb
ōþerlīċe
- otherwise
- differently
Descendants