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Weder
Wed′er
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Weder
Weder
Low German
Noun
Weder n
Derived terms
- Wederbericht
- Wederlaag
- Wederutsichten
- Schöönweder
- Regenweder
- Hagelweder
- Nevelweder
- Stormweder
- Donnerweder
- Unweder
weder
weder
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *wiþr- (“against”), from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tero- (“more apart”); from Proto-Indo-European *wi (“separation”). Cognate with German wider (“against”) and wieder (“again”), Danish ved (“by, near, with”), Swedish vid (“by, next to, with”).
Alternative forms
Alternative form of weer ('again').
Adverb
weder
Derived terms
generally parallel to a weer- equivalent
- wederantwoord
- wederdienst
- wederdoper
- wedergeboorte
- wederhelft
- wederopbouw
- wederom
- onweder
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *wedar, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.
Alternative forms
Alternative form of weer ('weather').
Noun
weder n (uncountable, diminutive wedertje n)
Etymology 3
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *weþruz (“wether”), from Proto-Indo-European *wet- (“year”). Cognate with English wether, Scots weddir, woddir, wadder (“wether”), German Widder (“wether, ram”), Swedish vädur (“wether, ram”), Icelandic veður (“wether, ram”), Latin vitulus (“calf”).
Alternative forms
Alternative form of weer (castrated ram; 'wether').
Noun
weder m (plural weders, diminutive wedertje n)
Synonyms
- (castrated ram): hamel
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From Old High German wedar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz.
Conjunction
weder
- neither (only with 'noch')
- weder Himmel noch Hölle — neither heaven nor ****
Derived terms
- weder ... noch
- entweder
Luxembourgish
Conjunction
weder
- 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
- Ech awer soen iech: Schwiert iwwerhaapt net - weder beim Himmel, well dat ass dem Herrgott säin Troun
- Luxembourgish translation of Matthew 5:34:
Middle English
Noun
weder
Declension
Singular | Plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative, accusative | weder | wedir |
genitive | wederes | wedere |
dative | wedere | wederen |
Descendants
- English: weather
Related terms
- wederin
- unweder
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom. Cognate with Old Frisian 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).
Noun
weder n