/hidh"euhr/ , adv.
1. to or toward this place: to come hither.
2. hither and thither , in various quarters; here and there: They scurried hither and thither to escape the rain.
3. hither and yon , from here to over there, esp. to a farther place; in or to a great many places: He looked hither and yon for the coin. She went hither and yon in search of an answer.
adj.
4. being on this or the closer side; nearer: the hither side of the meadow.
[ bef. 900; ME, OE hider; c. ON hethra, L citer on this side ]