æghwæþer

Old English

Alternative forms
  • ǣġþer, āðer (contraction)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aiwon (“always”) ( > Old English ā) + *gahwaþera (“each”) (> Old English ġehwæþer). Cognate with Old Saxon eogihwethar, Old High German eogihwedar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæːjˌxwæ.θer/, [ˈæːjˌʍæ.ðer]

Pronoun

ǣġhwæþer

  1. each (of two)

Descendants
  • Middle English: either, æȝþer, ethir, eiþer, outher
    • English: either
    • Scots: aither
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