weder

See also: Weder

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German wedar (“which of the two”), from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷóteros. Compare German weder (“neither”), Dutch weer (“again”), English whether, Icelandic hvor (“which”), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂 (ƕaþar, “which”).

Conjunction

weder

1. (Uri) neither

Interjection

weder

1. (Uri) Indicates that one is resuming what they were previously saying after being interrupted: "anyways", "back to what I was saying"

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien, page 61

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eːdər

Etymology 1

Adverb

weder

1. (dated) Alternative form of weer (“again”)

Derived terms

generally parallel to a weer- equivalent

• wederantwoord
• wederdienst
• wederdoper
• wedergeboorte
• wederhelft
• wederopbouw
• wederom
• onweder

Etymology 2

Noun

weder n (uncountable, diminutive wedertje n)

1. Dated form of weer (“weather”).

Etymology 3

Noun

weder m (plural weders, diminutive wedertje n)

1. Archaic form of weer (“wether”).

Anagrams

• werde, wrede, wreed

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German

Etymology

From Old High German wedar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz; cognate with English whether and either.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveːdɐ/

• Audio

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Conjunction

weder

1. neither (only with noch)

   weder Himmel noch Hölle

   neither heaven nor hell

Derived terms

• weder ... noch
• entweder

Further reading

• “weder” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveːdɐ/

Conjunction

weder

1. neither
   • Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 5:34:

     Ech awer soen iech: Schwiert iwwerhaapt net - weder beim Himmel, well dat ass dem Herrgott säin Troun

     But I say to you: Do not swear at all - neither by Heaven, for that is the throne of God

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Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch wither.

Preposition

wēder [+accusative or dative]

1. against, in opposition to, counter to
2. contrary to

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch withero.

Adverb

wēder

1. back
2. again
3. against

Descendants

• Dutch: weder, weer
  • Afrikaans: weer
• Limburgish: wieër

Etymology 3

From Old Dutch wethar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz.

Pronoun

wēder

1. who/what of two
2. one of two, either of two
3. (with negation) neither of two

Conjunction

wēder

1. either
2. neither
3. whether

Etymology 4

From Old Dutch *wedar, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.

Noun

wēder n

1. weather
2. storm, strong wind
3. air, sky

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: weder, weer
• Limburgish: waeder, waer

Etymology 5

From Old Dutch withero, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz.

Noun

wēder m

1. castrated ram, wether

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: weder, weer

Further reading

• “weder (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “weder (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “weder (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “weder (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “weder (V)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “weder (VI)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (V)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page V
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (VII)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page VII

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• wedir, wæder, wedder, wethyr, wedire, weddyr, wedyr, wheder, wedur

Etymology

From Old English weder, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛdər/, /ˈwɛːdər/

Noun

weder

1. weather, condition of the sky
2. good weather
3. bad weather

Declension

    Declension of weder

	Singular	Plural
nominative, accusative	weder	wedir
genitive	wederes	wedere
dative	wedere	wederen

Related terms

• wederin
• unweder

Descendants

• English: weather
• Scots: weddir, wethir, wathir

References

• “wē̆der (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-11.

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Old English

Alternative forms

• weðer — edh spelling
• ƿeder — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom. Cognate with Old French weder (West Frisian waar), Old Saxon wedar (Low German Weder), Dutch weder, Old High German wetar (German Wetter), Old Norse veðr (Swedish väder, Danish vejr); and more distantly with Russian ведро́ (vedró) and Albanian vrëndë (“light rain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe.der/

Noun

weder n (nominative plural wedru)

1. weather
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year

     Menn magon cēpan be þæs mōnan blēo hwelċ weder tōweard biþ.

     People can observe from the color of the moon what kind of weather is coming.

   Þæt weder tōdæġ biþ hāt and drȳġe.

   The weather today will be hot and dry.

   Hū is þæt weder þǣr þū eart?

   What's the weather like where you are?

   On Īra lande ne mæġ man þæt weder nǣfre forecweðan.

   You can never predict the weather in Ireland.

   Iċ hine ǣrest ġeseah on þæs ġēares anġinne. Iċ wāt for þon hit wæs ċeald weder, swīðe ċeald on þā tīd.

   I first saw him at the beginning of the year. I know because it was cold weather, very cold at the time.

2. wind, storm, breeze, air

Declension

Declension of weder (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	weder	wedru
accusative	weder	wedru
genitive	wedres	wedra
dative	wedre	wedrum

Derived terms

• unweder

Descendants

• Middle English: weder
  • English: weather

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Transylvanian Saxon

Adverb

weder

1. again