different between hether vs tether

English

Noun

hether (countable and uncountable, plural hethers)

1. Obsolete spelling of heather

Adverb

hether (not comparable)

1. Obsolete spelling of hither
2. Obsolete spelling of helder

English

Alternative forms

• tedder (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle English tether, teder, from Old English *t?oder and/or Old Norse tjóðr ( > Danish tøjr); both from Proto-Germanic *teudr? (“rope; cord; shaft”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dewtro-, from Proto-Indo-European *dew- (“to tie”), or from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Cognate with North German Tüder (“tether for binding the cattle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?ð?(r)/
• Rhymes: -?ð?(r)

Noun

tether (plural tethers)

1. a rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement
2. (nautical, sailing) a strong rope or line that connects a sailor's safety harness to the boat's jackstay
3. (by extension) the limit of one's abilities, resources etc.
4. (dialect) The cardinal number three in an old counting system used in Teesdale and Swaledale. (Variant of tethera)

Synonyms

• hobble (strap)

Derived terms

• at the end of one’s tether
• tetherless
• tetherless computing

Translations

Verb

tether (third-person singular simple present tethers, present participle tethering, simple past and past participle tethered)

1. to restrict something with a tether.
2. (Internet) to connect a cellular smartphone to another personal computer in order to give it access to a hotspot.
3. to connect something to something else. (clarification of this definition is needed)

Translations

Anagrams

• Threet