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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{af|ang|wiþer|t1=toward, against|-ian}}.
From {{af|ang|wiþer|t1=toward, against|-ian}}. The first element is from {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wiþra|t=against}}, from {{der|ang|ine-pro|*wi-tero-|t=more apart}}, from {{m|ine-pro|*wi|t=separation}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

Revision as of 04:02, 31 August 2020

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ƿiþerianwynn spelling

Etymology

From wiþer (toward, against) +‎ -ian. The first element is from Proto-Germanic *wiþra (against), from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tero- (more apart), from *wi (separation).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌwi.θerˈi.ɑn/, [ˌwi.ðerˈi.ɑn]

Verb

wiþerian

  1. to resist, oppose

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: witheren