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otherworld

Today it means: The other realms of existence beyond the world of mankind, especially the realms of the dead or the fairy folk. Full definition →

Middle English othyr world, oþerr werelld, oþer world ← Old English ōþer weoruld

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otherworld · noun¹

Old English · inherited fromōþer weoruld
Middle English · inherited fromothyr world, oþerr werelld, oþer world
English todayotherworld

From Middle English othyr world, oþerr werelld, oþer world, from Old English ōþer weoruld, equivalent to other + world.

Otherworld · noun²

From otherworld.

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