hwider

Old English

Alternative forms

• hwæder, hweder
• hƿider — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxwi.der/, [ˈʍi.der]

Adverb

hwider

1. to where, whither

   Iċ nāt hwider iċ gā.

   I don't know where I'm going.

   Iċ wundriġe hwider se hund ēode.

   I wonder where the dog went.

Related terms

• āhwider (“to anywhere”)
• ġehwider (“in all directions”)
• hider (“to here”)
• nāhwider (“to nowhere”)
• þider (“to there”)

Descendants

• English: whither