tither
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English tither; equivalent to tithe + -er.
Noun edit
tither (plural tithers)
- One who collects tithes.
- One who pays tithes.
References edit
- “tither”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tither (plural tithers)
- tither (a payer of tithes)
Descendants edit
- English: tither
References edit
- “tīther(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French tirer (“to draw, pull out with great effort, snatch violently, tear away”), of uncertain origin; possibly from Gothic *𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (*tiran, “to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *derə- (“to tear, tear apart”). If derived from the Germanic word, cognate with Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (distairan, “to tear apart”), 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (gatairan, “to tear down, remove”), German zerren (“to tug”). Alternatively from a reduction of Old French martirier, from Late Latin *martyrāre.
Verb edit
tither (gerund tith'thie)
Antonyms edit
- pousser (“to push”)