weder

See also: Weder

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German wedar (“which of the two”), from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷóteros. Compare German weder (“neither”), Dutch weer (“again”), English whether, Icelandic hvor (“which”), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂 (ƕaþar, “which”).

Conjunction

weder

  1. (Uri) neither

Interjection

weder

  1. (Uri) Indicates that one is resuming what they were previously saying after being interrupted.

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Adverb

weder

  1. (dated) Alternative form of weer (“again”)
Derived terms

generally parallel to a weer- equivalent

Etymology 2

Noun

weder n (uncountable, diminutive wedertje n)

  1. Dated form of weer (“weather”).

Etymology 3

Noun

weder m (plural weders, diminutive wedertje n)

  1. Archaic form of weer (“wether”).

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Old High German wedar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz; cognate with English whether and either.

Conjunction

weder

  1. neither (only with 'noch')
    weder Himmel noch Hölle — neither heaven nor hell

Derived terms

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Conjunction

weder

  1. neither
    • Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 5:34:
      Ech awer soen iech: Schwiert iwwerhaapt net - weder beim Himmel, well dat ass dem Herrgott säin Troun
      But I say to you: Do not swear at all - neither by Heaven, for that is the throne of God

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch wither.

Preposition

wēder [+accusative or dative]

  1. against, in opposition to, counter to
  2. contrary to

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch withero.

Adverb

wēder

  1. back
  2. again
  3. against
Descendants

Etymology 3

From Old Dutch wethar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz.

Pronoun

wēder

  1. who/what of two
  2. one of two, either of two
  3. (with negation) neither of two

Conjunction

wēder

  1. either
  2. neither
  3. whether

Etymology 4

From Old Dutch *wedar, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.

Noun

wēder n

  1. weather
  2. storm, strong wind
  3. air, sky
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Etymology 5

From Old Dutch withero, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz.

Noun

wēder m

  1. castrated ram, wether
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • “weder (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “weder (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “weder (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “weder (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “weder (V)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “weder (VI)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “weder (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “weder (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “weder (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “weder (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “weder (V)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “weder (VII)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English weder, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛdər/, /ˈwɛːdər/

Noun

weder

  1. weather, condition of the sky
  2. good weather
  3. bad weather

Declension

Descendants

  • English: weather
  • Scots: weddir, wethir, wathir

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom. Cognate with Old French weder (West Frisian waar), Old Saxon wedar (Low German Weder), Dutch weder, Old High German wetar (German Wetter), Old Norse veðr (Swedish väder, Danish vejr); and more distantly with Russian ведро (vedro).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈweder/

Noun

weder n

  1. sky
  2. weather, breeze
  3. season

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Transylvanian Saxon

Adverb

weder

  1. again
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