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Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German wedar (“which of the two”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, 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
- (Uri) neither
Interjection
weder
- (Uri) Indicates that one is resuming what they were previously saying after being interrupted: "anyways", "back to what I was saying"
References
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adverb
weder
- (dated) Alternative form of weer (“again”)
Etymology 2
Noun
weder n (uncountable, diminutive wedertje n)
- Dated form of weer (“weather”).
Etymology 3
Noun
weder m (plural weders, diminutive wedertje n)
- Archaic form of weer (“wether”).
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Old High German wedar, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz; cognate with English whether and either.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
weder
- neither (only with noch)
weder Himmel noch Hölle- neither heaven nor hell
Derived terms
Further reading
- “weder” in Duden online
- “weder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch wither, from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against”), from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tero- (“more apart”), from *wi (“separation”).
Preposition
wēder
- against, in opposition to, counter to
- contrary to
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch withero.
Adverb
wēder
- back
- again
- against
Descendants
Etymology 3
From Old Dutch wethar, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz.
Pronoun
wēder
- who/what of two
- one of two, either of two
- (with negation) neither of two
Conjunction
wēder
- either
- neither
- whether
Etymology 4
From Old Dutch *wedar, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.
Noun
wēder n
- weather
- storm, strong wind
- air, sky
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Etymology 5
From Old Dutch withero, from Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz.
Noun
wēder m
- 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
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (V)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page V
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (VII)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page VII
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English weder, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom.
Pronunciation
Noun
weder
- weather, condition of the sky
- good weather
- bad weather
Declension
Related terms
Descendants
References
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wedr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.
Pronunciation
Noun
weder n (nominative plural wedru)
- weather
- late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
Menn magon cēpan be þæs mōnan blēo hwelċ weder tōweard biþ.- People can observe from the color of the moon what kind of weather is coming.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
Swā-swā scypes [hlāford], þonne þæt scyp unge-tǣlicost on ancre rīt and sēo sǣ hrēohost byð, ðonne wōt hē ġewiss smelte wedere tōwæard.- So the ship's master, when the ship rideth most unsteadily at anchor and the sea is roughest, then knoweth of a truth that calm weather is coming.
- wind, storm, breeze, air
Declension
Declension of weder (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English weather, from Middle English weder, wedir, from Old English weder.
Pronunciation
Noun
weder (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜇᜒᜇ᜔)
- weather
- Synonyms: panahon, (obsolete) bayan
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “weder”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Transylvanian Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against”), from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tero- (“more apart”), from *wi (“separation”).
Adverb
weder
- again