I. ər, ˈȯr, Southern also ˈär conjunction
Etymology: Middle English, alteration of other, alteration of Old English oththe; akin to Old High German eddo or
Date: 13th century
1. — used as a function word to indicate an alternative
coffee or tea
sink or swim
the equivalent or substitutive character of two words or phrases
lessen or abate
or approximation or uncertainty
in five or six days
2. archaic : either
3. archaic : whether
4. — used in logic as a sentential connective that forms a complex sentence which is true when at least one of its constituent sentences is true; compare disjunction
II. preposition
Etymology: Middle English, from or, adverb, early, before, from Old Norse ār; akin to Old English ǣr early — more at ere
Date: 13th century
archaic : before
III. conjunction
Date: 13th century
archaic : before
IV. ˈȯr noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, gold, from Latin aurum — more at aureus
Date: 15th century
: the heraldic color gold or yellow