a. & pron. [ OE. & AS. elles otherwise, gen. sing. of an adj. signifying other; akin to OHG. elles otherwise, OSw. äljes, Sw. eljest, Goth. aljis, adj., other, L. alius, Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Alias, Alien. ] Other; one or something beside;
☞ This word always follows its noun. It is usual to give the possessive form to else rather than to the substantive; as, somebody else's; no one else's. “A boy who is fond of somebody else's pencil case.” G. Eliot. “A suit of clothes like everybody else's.” Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. & conj.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it. Ps. li. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ After ‘or', else is sometimes used expletively, as simply noting an alternative. “Will you give thanks, . . . or else shall I?” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv.
adv. To some, or any, other place;
adv. Otherwise. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]