further, ferther, forther, furder

& adv. [A. S. furdhur, furdhor, comp. of fore =before; cogn. with Dut. verder, vorders further, besides; O. H. Ger. furdir, furdar, furdor; Ger. fürder.] A. As adjective : 1. At a greater distance; farther. 2. Beyond what already exists; additional. "For the further humiliation of that Popish service came forth an examination of the ma ."- Strype : Мето rials; Edward VI . (an. 1548.) 3. Extending to a greater distance. "Satan had journeyed on, pensive and slow: But further way found none." B. As adverb: Milton: P. L. , iv. 173. 1. To a greater distance; farther. 2. Moreover; beyond what is already stated; in addition. "He further said, he did not say, 'The King had shed the blood of the saints.'"- State Trials; John James (an. 1661). marine; gō, põt, further 3. To a greater degree or extent. "Therefore God, to the intent of further healing man's depraved mind, added that which we call censure to purge it.- Milton : Reason of Church Government , bk. ii., ch. iii. für-ther, *fur-der, v . t . [A. S. fyrdhran , gefyrdhran; Dut. vorderen; Ger. fördern .] [FURTHER, a.] To help forward, to further, to advance, to promote, to a ist, to favor. "The night furthered their credulousne ." -Greneway: Tacitus; Annais, p. 60.