niþer

See also: nither and niþer-

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *niþer from the comparative of Proto-Indo-European *ni- (“down, below”). Cognate with Old High German nidar, Old Norse niðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.θer/, [ˈni.ðer]

Adverb

niþer

1. down, downwards

Usage notes

This word is used to describe where something is going: wit gāþ þæder niðer (“we're going down there”). To describe where something is located, the word niþre is used instead: wit sind hēr niðre (“we're down here”).

Antonyms

• upp

Derived terms

• niþera

Descendants

• Middle English: nithere, nethere, nether
  • English: nether
  • Scots: nether, nedder