different between hither vs hyther

hither

English

Etymology

From Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic *hidrê. Cognate with Latin citer.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?h?ð?/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?h?ð?/
  • Rhymes: -?ð?(r)

Adverb

hither (not comparable)

  1. (literary or archaic) To this place, to here.
  2. over here

Usage notes

  • Compare to the pronominal adverb "hereto" which follows the pattern of "preposition + what" or "preposition + which".

Antonyms

  • hence

Derived terms

Related terms

  • thither
  • whither
  • hither and thither

Translations

Adjective

hither (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) On this side; the nearer.
    Synonym: (literary) citerior
    • 1954, The essential Not-self could be perceived very clearly in things and in living creatures on the hither side of good and evil. — Aldous Huxley, The Doors of Perception (Chatto & Windus 1954, p. 30)

Derived terms

  • Hither Green

Translations

See also

hither From the web:

  • what hitherto means
  • what's hither green like
  • hither meaning
  • hither and thither meaning
  • what's hither and thither
  • hitherto what does it mean
  • hither what does it mean
  • hitherto what part of speech


hyther

English

Adverb

hyther (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of hither

Derived terms

  • hytherto

hyther From the web:

  • what is hythergraph in geography
  • what is hythergraph wikipedia
  • what is meant by hythergraph
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