Else , adv. & conj.

1.Besides; except that mentioned; in addition; as, nowhere else; no one else.

2. Otherwise; in the other, or the contrary, case; if the facts were different.

For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it. Ps. li. 16.

☞ After ‘or\, else is sometimes used expletively, as simply noting an alternative. "Will you give thanks, . . . or else shall I?" Shak.

Else (?), 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. ?. 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.

☞ 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.

-- Webster's unabridged 1913