withar

withar

See also: withar-

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• widar

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wiþr- (“against”), cognate with Old English wiþer and Old High German widar (German wieder).

Preposition

withar

1. against, with, opposite, toward (+ dat or sometimes acc)
   • Uuesat iu so uuara uuiðar thiu, uuið iro fēcneon dādiun, sō man uuiðar fīundun scal

     Be careful against them, against their dreadful actions, just like one must be (careful) against his enemies

     (Heliand, verse 1883)

   Helpa uuiðar hungre: Help against hunger.

Related terms

• with
• with-
• withar-

Descendants

• Middle Low German: wedder, weder
  • Low German: wedder