wither
English
/ˈwɪðɚ/, /ˈwɪðə/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water.
- (transitive) To cause to shrivel or dry up.
- (intransitive) To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away.
- (intransitive) To become helpless due to emotion.
- (transitive) To make helpless due to emotion.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English widren, wederen (expose to weather) inherited from Old English wederian (expose to weather, exhibit a change of weather).
Origin
Old English
wederian
Gloss
expose to weather, exhibit a change of weather
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- forwither English
- unwitherable English
- unwithering English
- witherable English
- witherer English
- witherest English
- withereth English
- withering English
- witheringly English
- witherward English
- Nimmerwiedersehen German
- Verwitterung German
- Widerwille German
- Widerwillen German
- Wiederannäherung German
- Wiederaufarbeitung German
- Wiedergeburt German
- Wiedergewinnung German
- Wiederhören German
- Wiedersehen German
- auf Wiederschauen German
- auf Wiedertreffen German
- dawider German
- erwidern German
- verwittern German
- wider German
- widerspiegeln German
- wieder German
- wiedereintrittsfähig German
- wiedererkennen German
- wiedergeben German
- wiedergeboren German
- wiederverwendbar German
- wiederverwenden German
- verweerder Dutch, Flemish
- verweren Dutch, Flemish
- verwering Dutch, Flemish
- weren Dutch, Flemish
- forvitre Norwegian Bokmål
- *wiþrą Proto-Germanic
- forvitre Norwegian Nynorsk
- wederian Old English
- wederen Middle English
- widren Middle English
- witherward Middle English
- forvitre Danish
- wider Middle High German
- witeren Middle High German
- 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 Gothic
- 𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌼𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- ambidar Cimbrian
- bidar Cimbrian