Synonyms for ors
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : awr |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɔr |
Définition of ors
Origin :- c.1200, from Old English conjunction oþþe "either, or," related to Old Frisian ieftha, Middle Dutch ofte, Old Norse eða, Old High German odar, German oder, Gothic aiþþau "or." This was extended in early Middle English (and Old High German) with an -r ending, perhaps by analogy with "choice between alternative" words that ended thus (e.g. either, whether), then reduced to oþþr, at first in unstressed situations (commonly thus in Northern and Midlands English by 1300), and finally reduced to or, though other survived in this sense until 16c.
- The contraction took place in the second term of an alternative, such as either ... or, a common construction in Old English, where both words originally were oþþe (see nor).
- As in operating room : noun room for surgery
- Do listen to the row the Padre is making with your gun, Ors' Anton'!
- Extract from : « Columba » by Prosper Merimee
- "Now then, Ors' Anton'," said the bandit, when he had finished binding up the wound.
- Extract from : « Columba » by Prosper Merimee
- Night′-terr′ors, the sudden starting from sleep of children in a state of fright.
- Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) » by Various
- Probe′-sciss′ors, scissors used to open wounds, the blade having a button at the end.
- Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) » by Various
- Ors' Anton' has lived too much on the mainland to carry things through like a man of mettle.
- Extract from : « Columba » by Prosper Merimee
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