hither, hider, hether, hyder, hyther

& a. [A. S. hider, higder; cogn. with Icel. hédhra; Dan. hid; Sw. hit; Goth. hidre; Lat. citra.] A. As adverb : 1. To this place; used with verbs of motion; as, to come hither, to bring hither. "Putte hider thin hond and putte into my side."Wycliffe: John xx. 2. To this end; to this point; to this topic. " Hither we refer whatsoever be long eth unto the highest perfection of man."- Hooker: Eccles. Polity. B. As adj.: On the side nearest to the person speaking; on this side. Hither and thither : To this place and that; in this direction and in that; to and fro.