or

Meanings

Noun

Adjective

  • Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms.

Adverb

Related

Similar words

  • and/or
  • o., Or
  • gold

Origin

  • ; and partially from Middle English oththe, from Old English oþþe, from Proto-Germanic *efþau ("or").
  • From Etymology 1 (sense 2 above)
  • Borrowed from Middle French or ("yellow"), from Old French or, from Latin aurum ("gold"). aurum.
  • Late Old English ār, from Old Norse ár. Compare ere.

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