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thither

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thith·er  (thr, -)
adv.
To or toward that place; in that direction; there: running hither and thither.
adj.
Located or being on the more distant side; farther: the thither side of the pond.
[Middle English, from Old English thider; see to- in Indo-European roots.]
thither [ˈðɪðə], thitherward
adv
Obsolete or formal to or towards that place; in that direction the flowers and music which attract people thither
[Old English thider, variant of thæder, influenced by hider hither; related to Old Norse thathra there]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.thither - to or toward that place; away from the speaker; "go there around noon!"
there
Translations
thither (o.f.) [ˈðɪðəʳ] ADV → allá
thither
adv (old) → dorthin, dahin ? hither
thither [ˈðɪðəʳ] adv (old) (liter) → là, laggiù
thither [ˈðɪðəʳ] adv (old) (liter) → là, laggiù


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Thither the bees came, however, and plunged into the squash-blossoms, as if there were no other squash-vines within a long day's flight, or as if the soil of Hepzibah's garden gave its productions just the very quality which these laborious little wizards wanted, in order to impart the Hymettus odor to their whole hive of New England honey.
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Mimes, in the form of God on high, Mutter and mumble low, And hither and thither fly - Mere puppets they, who come and go At bidding of vast formless things That shift the scenery to and fro, Flapping from out their Condor wings Invisible Wo !
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Yet thither it was that Dantes guided his vessel, and at Monte Cristo he arrived at the close of the second day; his boat had proved herself a first-class sailer, and had come the distance from Genoa in thirty-five hours.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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