Alexander Schmidt, Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary

Else, 1) other; a) other than this; in the phrase 'what e.'? == of course: “will her ladyship behold and hear our exorcisms? Ay, what e.?” H6B I, 4, 6. H6C IV, 6, 56. Cor. IV, 6, 149. Ant. III, 7, 29. III, 11, 27. Singular expressions: “bastards, and e.” John II, 276 (== and such like). God forbid e. == God forbid that it should be otherwise: All's III, 5, 77. H8 II, 2, 115.
b) besides: “what seest thou e. in the dark backward and abysm of time?” Tp. I, 2, 49. Tp. I, 2, 49 III, 1, 72. III, 3, 25. IV, 126. Gentl. I, 1, 58. Meas. II, 1, 226. Err. III, 2, 29. As I, 2, 149 etc. etc.
c) except this: “invisible to every eyeball e.” Tp. I, 2, 303. Tp. I, 2, 303 II, 2, 179. Gentl. II, 1, 38 etc. etc.
2) otherwise, under other circumstances; a) in another place: “since the substance of your perfect self is e. devoted, I am but a shadow,” Gentl. IV, 2, 125 (i. e. since you love another). “hath not e. his eye strayed his affection in unlawful love?” Err. V, 50. cf. Elsewhere.
b) in the other case; if the fact were different: “thou didst prevent me; I had peopled e. this isle with Calibans,” Tp. I, 2, 350. II, 1, 299. III, 3, 80. Gentl. III, 1, 9. Wiv. V, 5, 40. Meas. I, 2, 193. Err. II, 2, 203. IV, 3, 83 etc. “the fire is dead with grief . . .; see e. yourself,” John IV, 1, 108 (i. e. if you will not believe me).
Or else == α) or if it be not so, in the contrary case: “speak fair words, or e. be mute,” Ven. 208. “pity the world, or e. this glutton be,” Sonn. 1, 13. 14, 13. “be more abstemious, or e. good night your vow,” Tp. IV, 1, 54. “be mute, or e. our spell is marred,” Tp. IV, 1, 54 Epil. Tp. IV, 1, 54 Gentl. I, 2, 47. II, 1, 10. IV, 1, 35. IV, 2, 22. IV, 4, 208. V, 4, 126. Wiv. I, 1, 158. Wiv. I, 1, 158 II, 2, 7. III, 3, 91. Meas. II, 4, 97. Meas. II, 4, 97 III, 1, 103. V, 106. V, 106 Err. II, 1, 105. II, 2, 38. IV, 1, 44. IV, 3, 78. Ado II, 1, 58. LLL V, 2, 447. Mids. I, 1, 88. Mids. I, 1, 88 III, 2, 346. Merch. IV, 1, 391. As IV, 1, 161. V, 2, 42. Shr. IV, 3, 28. Shr. IV, 3, 28 All's IV, 3, 62. V, 3, 294. V, 4, 22. Wint. I, 2, 274. H5 I, 2, 231. H6A III, 2, 76. H6B I, 3, 222. III, 1, 41. IV, 1, 16. H6C I, 4, 16. II, 2, 174. II, 5, 136. III, 2, 88. V, 1, 49. R3 IV, 4, 498 etc.
β) simply == or, without a contradistinction: “whether it is that she reflects so bright, that dazzleth them, or e. some shame supposed,” Lucr. 377. “or kills his life, or e. his quality,” Lucr. 377 “thyself thou gavest, thy own worth then not knowing, or me, to whom thou gavest it, e. mistaking,” Sonn. 87, 10; cf. 8, 4. “this or e. nothing will inherit her,” Gentl. III, 2, 87. “will you give thanks, or e. shall I?” Shr. IV, 1, 162. “is it true, or is it e. your pleasure to break a jest?” IV, 5, 71. is it upon re<*>ord, or e. reported from age to age? R3 III, 1, 72. “pour our treasures into foreign laps, or e. break out in peevish jealousies,” Oth. IV, 3, 90. Tp. I, 2, 83. Gentl. I, 1, 35. II, 1, 172. Err. III, 2, 65. V, 337. LLL IV, 2, 61. Mids. I, 1, 137. Mids. I, 1, 137 II, 1, 33. As II, 7, 92. Shr. II, 65. Tw. V, 169. H6A II, 4, 6. V, 4, 30. Hml. III, 2, 213. Cymb. V, 4, 146 etc. nor e. == nor: “a lion fell, nor e. a lion's dam,” Mids. V, 227.