𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wiþrą, more specifically from the compound form *wiþra-, which seems to have analogically replaced the form of the preposition. Cognate to German wider (“against”), Dutch weer (“again”), English wither (“against”), Old Norse viðr (“against”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwi.θra/

Preposition

𐍅𐌹𐌸𐍂𐌰 • (wiþra)

(+accusative) against

Derived terms

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