Old English · preposition
wiþer
- Part of speech
- preposition
- IPA
- /ˈwi.θer/[ˈwi.ðer]
- Syllables
- ˈwi · θer (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- witheragainst
Meaning
-
against (+accusative)
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.
Descendants
wither
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