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thith·er
I. \ˈthithə(r) also ˈthi-\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English thither, thider, from Old English thider, probably alteration (influenced by hider hither) of thæder; akin to Old Norse thathra there, Sanskrit tatra there, to that place; all from a prehistoric Indo-European adverb whose first constituent is akin to Old English thæt (neuter demonstrative pron. & definite article) and whose second constituent is represented by Old English -der (in hider) — more at that, hither
1. : to that place : there
< I shall go thither to claim my reward — Allen Upward >
< in transit thither — W.P.Webb >
— compare hither
2. obsolete : to that end
II. adjective
: being on the other and farther side : more remote : farther
< the thither bank of a stream >
< on the thither side of forty >
— compare hither |