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; as, Who else is coming? What else shall I give? Do you expect anything else? “Bastards and else.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ 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. 1. Besides; except that mentioned; in addition; as, nowhere else; no one else. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Otherwise; in the other, or the contrary, case; if the facts were different. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. 1. In any other place; as, these trees are not to be found elsewhere. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In some other place; in other places, indefinitely; as, it is reported in town and elsewhere. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. To some, or any, other place; as, you will have to go elsewhither for it. R. of Gloucester. “For elsewhither was I bound.” Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Otherwise. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A shoemaker's awl. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]