hither

/ˈhɪðə/

Etymology

From Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic *hidrê. Cognate with Latin citer.

hither means on this side; the nearer. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 76 out of 100.

adj

On this side; the nearer.“The essential Not-self could be perceived very clearly in things and in living creatures on the hither side of good and evil.”

adv

To this place, to here.“He went hither and thither.”
over here

verb

only used in the phrase hither and thither