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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Some other; various. dialectal, not-comparable, poetic

Pronoun

1. 1
   Some others. dialectal, poetic

   "Othersome will say, that by the force of it [imagination], bodies are sometimes removed from their places."

Example

More examples

"Othersome will say, that by the force of it [imagination], bodies are sometimes removed from their places."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English oþer-sum, equivalent to other + some.

Etymology 2

From Middle English oþer-sum, equivalent to other + -some.

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