THITHER


Meaning of THITHER in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.