Talk:otherwise

archaic sense

 * The sentence " and the Boothmen otherwise merchants of corn." (boothmen = merchants of corn) seems it might this word in a different sense, like elision for "otherwise known as". - -sche (discuss) 20:10, 21 March 2012 (UTC)

Norse
Is this word of Norse origin? Compare icelandic öðruvísi and elfdalian oðerwais. — Knyȝt (talk) 14:22, 1 January 2016 (UTC)
 * It comes from Old English . It has parallels in other languages with more or less the same basic idea structure: West Frisian, Saterland Frisian , Dutch , German , and yes, the ones you've mentioned above Leasnam (talk) 14:44, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

in other ways
in any other ways An otherwise dull day was enlivened by her arrival. Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:03, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Adjective: in other or different circumstances
An otherwise pleasure had become a grinding chore. https://www.wordreference.com/definition/otherwise --Backinstadiums (talk) 15:26, 24 September 2020 (UTC)

Pronoun vs idiom or otherwise
(Pronoun) something different in outcome: success or otherwise or otherwise We accept all forms of payment, cash or otherwise. --Backinstadiums (talk) 21:20, 22 November 2020 (UTC)
 * It was necessary to discover the truth or otherwise of these statements. --Backinstadiums (talk) 00:06, 21 February 2021 (UTC)