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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɪðə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mither.wav [Southern-England] Forms: mithers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪðə(ɹ) Etymology: Variant from Middle English muther, muthir, from Old English mōdor (“mother”). More at mother. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|muther}} Middle English muther, {{m|enm|muthir}} muthir, {{inh|en|ang|mōdor|t=mother}} Old English mōdor (“mother”), {{m|en|mother}} mother Head templates: {{en-noun}} mither (plural mithers)
  1. (Scotland and Northern England) mother Tags: Northern-England, Scotland Related terms: mithered
    Sense id: en-mither-en-noun-zwYi7ypm Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 27 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈmaɪðə(ɹ)/ Forms: mithers [present, singular, third-person], mithering [participle, present], mithered [participle, past], mithered [past]
Rhymes: -aɪðə(ɹ) Etymology: Late 17th century, of unknown origin; * Possibly related to Middle English bemothered (“confused, perplexed”), itself probably related to Old English mēþe (“exhausting, troublesome”), Old Norse móðr (“angry, frustrated”), Middle Dutch moeden (“to tire, exhaust, disturb, trouble”). * Possibly allied to Welsh moedro (“to worry or bother”), though according to the GPC, the latter is borrowed from English. * Alternatively, possibly tied to Welsh meidda (“to beg for whey”), from maidd (“whey”). * Perhaps from Welsh meiddio (“to dare or venture”), a variant of beiddio (“to dare”). The "dd" in Welsh corresponds in sound to the "th" in mither, and English also has moider and moither. Etymology templates: {{unk|en|title=unknown}} unknown, {{cog|enm|bemothered|t=confused, perplexed}} Middle English bemothered (“confused, perplexed”), {{cog|ang|mēþe|t=exhausting, troublesome}} Old English mēþe (“exhausting, troublesome”), {{cog|non|móðr|t=angry, frustrated}} Old Norse móðr (“angry, frustrated”), {{cog|dum|moeden|t=to tire, exhaust, disturb, trouble}} Middle Dutch moeden (“to tire, exhaust, disturb, trouble”), {{der|en|cy|moedro|t=to worry or bother}} Welsh moedro (“to worry or bother”), {{cog|cy|meidda|t=to beg for whey}} Welsh meidda (“to beg for whey”), {{m|cy|maidd|t=whey}} maidd (“whey”), {{cog|cy|meiddio|t=to dare or venture}} Welsh meiddio (“to dare or venture”), {{m|cy|beiddio|t=to dare}} beiddio (“to dare”), {{m|en|moider}} moider, {{m|en|moither}} moither Head templates: {{en-verb}} mither (third-person singular simple present mithers, present participle mithering, simple past and past participle mithered)
  1. (intransitive, Northern England, especially Manchester) To make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother. Tags: Northern-England, intransitive Translations (intransitive: to mither): preoccupar se de bagatelas (Interlingua), fazer queixume (Portuguese), раздража́ть (razdražátʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-mither-en-verb-qW75~U9p Categories (other): Mancunian English, Northern England English Disambiguation of 'intransitive: to mither': 92 8
  2. (transitive, Northern England, especially Manchester) To pester or irritate someone. Tags: Northern-England, transitive Translations (transitive to mither): lastigvallen (Dutch), importunar (Interlingua), importunar (Portuguese), докуча́ть (dokučátʹ) (Russian), донима́ть (donimátʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-mither-en-verb-emMEC4Ou Categories (other): Mancunian English, Northern England English Disambiguation of 'transitive to mither': 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Norman]

Audio: Jer-mither.ogg [Jersey]
Etymology: From Old French mirer (“to look at; to watch”), from Latin mīror, mīrārī (“be amazed at”). Etymology templates: {{uder|nrf|fro|mirer||to look at; to watch}} Old French mirer (“to look at; to watch”), {{uder|nrf|la|miror|mīror, mīrārī|be amazed at}} Latin mīror, mīrārī (“be amazed at”) Head templates: {{head|nrf|verb||||||head=}} mither, {{nrf-verb}} mither
  1. (Jersey, reflexive, s'mither) to look at oneself in the mirror Tags: Jersey, reflexive
    Sense id: en-mither-nrm-verb-GLOZ2kzl Categories (other): Jersey Norman, Norman entries with incorrect language header, Norman undefined derivations

Noun [Scots]

IPA: [ˈmɪðər], [ˈmɪdər] [Mid-Northern-Scots, Shetlandic] Forms: mithers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English moder, from Old English mōdor. Etymology templates: {{dercat|sco|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inherited|sco|enm|moder}} Middle English moder, {{inherited|sco|ang|mōdor}} Old English mōdor Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|mithers|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} mither (plural mithers), {{sco-noun}} mither (plural mithers)
  1. mother Categories (topical): Family Synonyms: medder, midder [Shetland], mideer, moder [archaic], moeder Derived forms: clocks-mither (english: a hen with chickens), grandmither (english: grandmother), guid-mither (english: mother-in-law), mither tongue (english: mother tongue, native language), mither wit (english: native wit), mither-brither (english: maternal uncle)

Inflected forms

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      "code": "pt",
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}

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      "word": "clocks-mither"
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      "english": "grandmother",
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      "english": "mother-in-law",
      "word": "guid-mither"
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      "word": "mither-brither"
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  "subsection": "verb",
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