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Oder, Uder, adj. and pron. Also: hoder, odir, -yr(e, oydir; wder, -ir, -yr, uyder; udder, -ir; oud(d)er, -ir, owder. [ME. oderr (Orm), oder, -ur, -yr (13th c.–1483), var. of Other.] Other, in senses of Other adj. and pron. A. adj. B. pron.A. (1) 1549 Corr. M. Lorraine 294.
Betix the bolwerk next the base cowrt and the oder bowlwerk abow that (2) a1540 Freiris Berw. 232.
Abowt he went vnto the vdir syd 1516 State P. (Reg. H.) No. 22.
The oder partie of this indentur(3) 1489 Treas. Acc. I. 117.
To Barcar and ane odir gunnar 1491 Ib. 177.
Til ane oder man that [etc.] 1494 Dunferm. B. Rec. I. 54.
Ane tenement, … ane wdir tenement 1568 Cal. Sc. P. II. 575.
Uder(4) 1489 Treas. Acc. I. 111.
To Johne Pantour for sylk and odir stuf to the Kingis banere Ib. 115. 1496 Ib. 270.
For tymmer and diuers odir expens 1512–13 Ib. IV. 424.
xij d. for odir clath 1530–1 Maxwell Mem. I. 261.
All wder rycht that he has 1533 Gau 23/17.
Thou sal lewe honestlie … and dw al oder thing quhilk cane help thé to keip chaistite 1552 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. 456.
With ariage karyage and vder dew service(5) uninfl. c1420 Wynt. ii. 1549.
And odyr systyrys twa had thai 1458 Peebles B. Rec. I. 127.
And al oudir clamis 1481 Antiq. Aberd. & B. II. 330.
Or ony uder our lordis handis 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 163.
For thre banaris … tartar, golde, siluer and odir colouris 1508 Antiq. Aberd. & B. II. 333.
And generaly all uder thingis to hant wis and do that [etc.] 1525 Soc. Ant. XVI. 193.
With oder witnesses 1528 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 96.
As baking, brewing and owder siclyk officis 1529 Ecclesia Antiqua 282.
And upon all oydir festival dais in tyme to cum 1533 Gau 10/10, 95/21. 1533 Douglas Corr. 141.
No owder newes 1548–9 Corr. M. Lorraine 292.
My son and all uder Scottis men that ye ma forga 1561 Inverness Rec. I. 59.
Oderinfl. 1491 Treas. Acc. I. 180.
The instrumentis and oderis letteris 1501 Red Bk. Menteith II. 305.
Nane vderris personis … that ar fugitywe(6) 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 101.
Til ane odir man that past to Dumblane a1500 Henr. Fab. 2626 (Bann.).
Vpone the reuir … in ane vdir place 1533 Gau 17/23.
Ane thing now and sine ane oder thing a1568 Bann. MS. 135 a/25.
It is eith to cry Ȝule On ane vder manis coist(7) c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxii. 31.
Quhen seruit is all vdir man 1527 Stirling B. Rec. I. 31.
Or to dispon ony wder way 1533 Gau 84/17. 1531 Reg. Soltre 99.
Being for the tyme in the said colleg or ony odir place a1540 Freiris Berw. 123.
Scho wald haif none vder cumpany 1655 Sc. N. & Q. 2 Ser. VI. 43.
That you are more desirous to leive in my lands than in any odyr man's landis(8) a1500 Henr. III. 162/18.
Be ony kynd of vdir tribulatioun c1500-c1512 Dunb. xii. 39.
Wirk for the joy that lestis evir, For vder joy is all bot vane(9) ?c1500 Rathen Manual 27/1.
We cursis … all falsaris of the Papis bullis or of odyr mennis seelis 1511–2 Wemyss Chart. 136.
To the said Schir Dauid … or vder persouns bund with him 1533 Gau 8/25.
Thou sal haif na oder strenge godis Ib. 13/18.
Ony oder giftis of God(10) 1481 Antiq. Aberd. & B. II. 329.
Uder fyfty merkis 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 94. 1490 Foulis Chart. MS. (Reg. H.) 4 Dec.
The said oudder half roude to the causaB. (1) a1540 Freiris Berw. 34.
Twa of the Jacobyne freiris, … Freir Allane and Freir Robert the vder 1548–9 Corr. M. Lorraine 289.
To mak twa forttis, ane to answour and defend the wdyr(2) 1432 Lamont P. 14.
Ader of the said parteis … to oderys has gyffyn bodely ath 1513 Wigtown B. Ct. 12 a.
For strowblans of the toun adir on wdir 1525 Ib. 178 b.
Strovblans adyre of vdir 1533 Gau 21/6.
Oder a1568 Pedder C. 22.
Vder(3) c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxvi. 61.
Out of thair throttis thay schot on vdder Hett moltin gold, me thocht a fudder 1530 Montgomery Mem. II. 111.
The saidis parteis sal … tak oderis partis faythfully in all thar actionis 15.. Christis Kirk 176 (B).
Tha cairlis with clubbis cowd vder quell(4) 1533 Gau 67/8.
As ane sterne is farer na ane oder in brichtnes(5) 1533 Gau 13/10.
Sayand to ane oder, God giff thé ane ewil deid 1544 Corr. M. Lorraine 109.
And put ane wdyr in the office a1568 Scott xxix. 11.
Then with ane vddir thay will considdir(6) 1533 Gau 10/12.
Ane sal noth defoul na scheyme ane oder bot hald oder in honur 1590 Burel Pilgr. i. xviii.
Euery ane from ane vdder(7) a 1568 Sempill Sat. P. xlvi. 22.
For falt of hemp tak hary towis With stane-ballest withowttin vder(8) 1476 Ayr Friars Pr. Chart. 55.
Befoir thir witnes … and oder divers 1482 Misc. Spald. C. II. 325.
Dyschargyande the forsad lordis and layde ... and hoder that efferis 1493 Dunferm. B. Rec. I. 318.
Wdir 1525 Buccleuch Mun. II. 145.
Oder 15.. Sym & Bruder 103.
As mony vder trowis 1533 Gau 80/20.
Euerie Chrissine man sal beir oders burdine(9) 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 92.
On the larde of Cokpule [etc.] … and oderis 1492 Highland P. II. 194.
Schir James Lindissay, chaplane, with oderis diverse 1493 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 582.
Owderis c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxii. 39.
As vderis dois 1522 Melville Chart. 62.
Agane all wderis 1533 Gau 95/5.
Thayme quhilk bakbitis oders 1553 Douglas Corr. 174.
With mony uyderis dywers my servaundis a1595 Cullen Chron. Aberd. 35. a1605 Montg. Misc. P. liii. 11.
Aboive all vderis Brutus bure the bell
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