*hidrê

Runic: ᚺᛁᛞᚱᛖ Pronunciation: /ˈxi.ðrɛːː/

adverb

Meanings

to this place, to here, hither

Etymology

From *hiz + *-drê. Structurally similar to Latin citrā (‘on this side’) and citrō (‘to this side; on both sides’).

Descendants

  • hider (Old English)
    • hider, hither (Middle English)
      • hither (English)
  • ᚺᛖᛞᛖᚱᛡ (hederᴀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • heðra (Old Norse)
      • higar (Faroese)
      • heðra, héðra (Icelandic)
  • ᚺᛡᛁᛞᛖᚱᛡ (hᴀiderᴀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • heðra (Old Norse)
      • higar (Faroese)
      • heðra, héðra (Icelandic)
  • 𐌷𐌹𐌳𐍂𐌴 (hidrē) (Gothic)

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