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Could someone please provide an authoritative reading on the word "nother" in the phrase "Nother for pain nor smart" from the third stanza of Wyatt's poem "An Earnest Suit to His Unkind Mistress Not to Forsake Him"? According to the OED, it can mean either "neither" or "other" (so that "no nother" means "none other"). Some modern editions of the poem spell "nother" as "neither," but I wondering if this reading is accurate. Thanks! Jennifer Vaught