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wiþer

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
wiþer, (?), es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§593; §645;
Opposition, resistance
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  • Hé hæfde Higeláces hilde gefrúnen, wlonces wígcræft; wiðres ne trúwode, ðæt hé sǽmannum onsacan mihte,

    • Beo. Th. 5899
    • ;
    • B. 2953.
Etymology
[
Þa ich wer i wide sæ, wiðer com toȝenes, þet weder wes swa wilde,
    Laym. 4678.
Cf. His wiðerfulle hine, þo ben deules on helle,
    O. E. Homl. ii. 51, 21.
Wiðerfulle cheorles,
    Laym. 21520.
]
Similar entries
v. wiþere, and preceding word.
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Word-wheel

  • wiþer, n.