thider

See also: þider

Middle English

Adverb

thider

1. thither
   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Cook's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 4377-4378:

     For whan ther any ryding was in Chepe,
     Out of the shoppe thider wolde he lepe.

     For when there was any procession in Cheapside,
     Out of the shop thither would he leap.

   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Knight's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 1690-1692:

     And to the launde he rydeth him ful right,
     For thider was the hert wont have his flight,
     And over a brook, and so forth on his weye.

     And directly to the glade he rides,
     For through there the hart was accustomed to take his escape,
     And (flee) over a brook, and so forth on his way.