wither-

See also: wither and wiþer-

English

Alternative forms

• weather-, wother-, widder- (Scotland)

Etymology

From Middle English wither-, from Old English wiþer- (“again, against”), from Proto-West Germanic *wiþra-, from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against, toward”), from Proto-Indo-European *wī-tero- (“further apart”), *wī- (“separate, alone”). Cognate with Low German wedder (“against”), Dutch weer (“again, back”), German wider (“against, contrary to”), wieder (“again”). More at with.

Prefix

wither-

1. (now chiefly UK dialectal, Scotland) Against, in opposition to; in return; counter-; contrary (to); in the opposite direction (of or to); backwards.

Derived terms

• witherband
• witherblench (Middle English)
• withercraft (Middle English)
• witherlaw
• witherling
• withernam
• withersake
• withershins
• witherward
• witherweight
• witherwin
• witherwrung

English terms prefixed with wither-

witherling

withername

withersake

witherweight

witherwin

witherwise

witherward

Anagrams

• whiter, writhe