wiþer

Old English

Alternative forms

  • uiððir

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wiþr from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą. Cognates include Old Saxon withar, Old Frisian wither, Old Dutch wither, and Old High German widar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwi.θer/, [ˈwi.ðer]

Preposition

wiþer

  1. against (+accusative)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: wither
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