A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Other-,) Othir-ane, adv. [Other adv. (conj.) and Ane numeral: cf. also Owtherance (and Nother-ane etc.), and mod. (19th and 20th c.) dial. aitheren, aid'rin, aidern, etc., either, any otherwise.] Either one or other (of two alternatives). —c1475 Wall. x. 614.
Bot I throu force be othir ane tane or slayn
