mitherv.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪðə/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪðər/

Forms: 1800s mayther, 1800s meither, 1800s meyther, 1800s– mither, 1800s– myther.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: moider v.

Etymology: Variant of moider v.

Originally English regional (northern and midlands).

1. transitive. To smother, muffle up; to encumber, burden.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > wrap or envelop

biwevec1000

wrap13..

mufflea1450

bemuffle1611

wrap1647

mither1847

snuggle1867

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > encumber

accumberc1275

encumberc1386

accloy1422

overlay1441

cumber1493

poister1523

pester1533

overgrowa1550

clog1564

cloy1564

aggravate1573

trasha1616

hamper1775

mither1847

lumber1861

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > restriction of free action > restrict in free action [verb (transitive)] > prevent from free course or development

repressa1413

snub1583

smothera1616

stranglea1616

mither1847

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Mither, to muffle up; to smother; to encumber. Northampt.

1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield 149 A Derbyshire woman said that a child was ‘mythered up in clothing’ when it was too much wrapped up.

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 193/1 Mither... 1) To smother, or be smothered in. ‘Mithered in mook...’ 2) To lumber with. ‘'E got mithered wiyall 'er stuff anall when she went, 'e did.’

2. transitive. To bother, pester, worry, irritate. Also intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > harass [verb (transitive)]

tawc893

ermec897

swencheOE

besetOE

bestandc1000

teenOE

baitc1175

grieve?c1225

war?c1225

noyc1300

pursuec1300

travailc1300

to work (also do) annoyc1300

tribula1325

worka1325

to hold wakenc1330

chase1340

twistc1374

wrap1380

cumbera1400

harrya1400

vexc1410

encumber1413

inquiet1413

molest?a1425

course1466

persecutec1475

trouble1489

sturt1513

hare1523

hag1525

hale1530

exercise1531

to grate on or upon1532

to hold or keep waking1533

infest1533

scourge1540

molestate1543

pinch1548

trounce1551

to shake upa1556

tire1558

moila1560

pester1566

importune1578

hunt1583

moider1587

bebait1589

commacerate1596

bepester1600

ferret1600

harsell1603

hurry1611

gall1614

betoil1622

weary1633

tribulatea1637

harass1656

dun1659

overharry1665

worry1671

haul1678

to plague the life out of1746

badger1782

hatchel1800

worry1811

bedevil1823

devil1823

victimize1830

frab1848

mither1848

to pester the life out of1848

haik1855

beplague1870

chevy1872

obsede1876

to get on ——1880

to load up with1880

tail-twist1898

hassle1901

heckle1920

snooter1923

hassle1945

to breathe down (the back of) (someone's) neck1946

to bust (a person's) chops1953

noodge1960

monster1967

1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. vi. 90 Don't mither your mammy for bread, here's a chap as has got some for you.

1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. 286 Them women's clack mītherd the poor chap tell 'e didna know whad 'e wuz sayin'.

1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Ye meithern me wi' yur ledden.

1901 M. Franklin My Brilliant Career xxiv. 206 A jargon of such terms that were enough to mither a Barcoo lawyer.

1976 R. Scollins & J. Titford Ey up, mi Duck! I. 58 ‘Don't myther me’ (Don't bother me.) A variation on the rather more familiar dialect words, ‘moither’, and ‘moider’.

1992 B. Elton Stark (BNC) 174 The ‘stuff to do’ pile..would mither her whenever she felt good, deliberately deflating her.

2002 R. Chalmers Who's Who in Hell iii. 27 ‘Hey.’ She prodded him gently in the ribs. ‘Stop mithering,’ he said, still half awake.

3. intransitive. To ramble, be delirious; to ‘go on’; to complain, make a fuss, whine.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > be talkative [verb (intransitive)] > ramble or waffle

blether1524

spout1556

ramble1616

extravage1759

maunder1834

mumble-jumble1834

moider1839

gander1858

mither1860

burble1891

flap-doodle1893

waffle1900

bumble1911

wibble1994

1860 [implied in: Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Mar. 167/1 He was frequently giddy, and he was observed to be dull, and, as the nurse said, ‘mithering’. His intellectual power was considerably impaired. (at mithering adj.)].

1873 [implied in: Med. Times & Gaz. 25 Oct. 465/1 After this period slight fits of ‘mithering’ continued to recur, and a note made on December 7 states that during the preceding week he had been attacked repeatedly with loss of articulating power (ataxy). (at mithering n.)].

1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Hey begun meither abowt some owd mon.

1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire 259 I shanna meither wi' ye.

1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 145/2 [Warks.] I was tossing about and mithering all night.

1989 Times 10 June 10/7 It's no use mithering on about individual freedom.

1998 Observer 15 Feb. 24/6 The throng of pale grey Brummie lawyers sipping champagne and mithering..about how poor they are.

Derivatives

ˈmithered adj.

ΚΠ

1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. vi. 90 (note) ‘I'm welly mithered’—I'm well nigh crazed.

a1973 J. R. R. Tolkien in C. Tolkien Hist. Middle-earth: Treason of Isengard (1989) xvi. 334 Sam..stepped away, so sudden and grim was his master's face. ‘The poor dear is still mithered,’ he thought.

2001 Observer 18 Mar. (Life Suppl.) 10 Up all night trying to persuade his mithered wife to come to bed, he'd think of the lines from Lear.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mither
释义	mitherv. Brit. /ˈmʌɪðə/, U.S. /ˈmaɪðər/ Forms: 1800s mayther, 1800s meither, 1800s meyther, 1800s– mither, 1800s– myther. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: moider v. Etymology: Variant of moider v. Originally English regional (northern and midlands). 1. transitive. To smother, muffle up; to encumber, burden. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > provide with clothing [verb (transitive)] > in specific way > wrap or envelop biwevec1000 wrap13.. mufflea1450 bemuffle1611 wrap1647 mither1847 snuggle1867 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > encumber accumberc1275 encumberc1386 accloy1422 overlay1441 cumber1493 poister1523 pester1533 overgrowa1550 clog1564 cloy1564 aggravate1573 trasha1616 hamper1775 mither1847 lumber1861 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > restriction of free action > restrict in free action [verb (transitive)] > prevent from free course or development repressa1413 snub1583 smothera1616 stranglea1616 mither1847 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Mither, to muffle up; to smother; to encumber. Northampt. 1888 S. O. Addy Gloss. Words Sheffield 149 A Derbyshire woman said that a child was ‘mythered up in clothing’ when it was too much wrapped up. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 193/1 Mither... 1) To smother, or be smothered in. ‘Mithered in mook...’ 2) To lumber with. ‘'E got mithered wiyall 'er stuff anall when she went, 'e did.’ 2. transitive. To bother, pester, worry, irritate. Also intransitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > harass [verb (transitive)] tawc893 ermec897 swencheOE besetOE bestandc1000 teenOE baitc1175 grieve?c1225 war?c1225 noyc1300 pursuec1300 travailc1300 to work (also do) annoyc1300 tribula1325 worka1325 to hold wakenc1330 chase1340 twistc1374 wrap1380 cumbera1400 harrya1400 vexc1410 encumber1413 inquiet1413 molest?a1425 course1466 persecutec1475 trouble1489 sturt1513 hare1523 hag1525 hale1530 exercise1531 to grate on or upon1532 to hold or keep waking1533 infest1533 scourge1540 molestate1543 pinch1548 trounce1551 to shake upa1556 tire1558 moila1560 pester1566 importune1578 hunt1583 moider1587 bebait1589 commacerate1596 bepester1600 ferret1600 harsell1603 hurry1611 gall1614 betoil1622 weary1633 tribulatea1637 harass1656 dun1659 overharry1665 worry1671 haul1678 to plague the life out of1746 badger1782 hatchel1800 worry1811 bedevil1823 devil1823 victimize1830 frab1848 mither1848 to pester the life out of1848 haik1855 beplague1870 chevy1872 obsede1876 to get on ——1880 to load up with1880 tail-twist1898 hassle1901 heckle1920 snooter1923 hassle1945 to breathe down (the back of) (someone's) neck1946 to bust (a person's) chops1953 noodge1960 monster1967 1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. vi. 90 Don't mither your mammy for bread, here's a chap as has got some for you. 1879 G. F. Jackson Shropshire Word-bk. 286 Them women's clack mītherd the poor chap tell 'e didna know whad 'e wuz sayin'. 1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Ye meithern me wi' yur ledden. 1901 M. Franklin My Brilliant Career xxiv. 206 A jargon of such terms that were enough to mither a Barcoo lawyer. 1976 R. Scollins & J. Titford Ey up, mi Duck! I. 58 ‘Don't myther me’ (Don't bother me.) A variation on the rather more familiar dialect words, ‘moither’, and ‘moider’. 1992 B. Elton Stark (BNC) 174 The ‘stuff to do’ pile..would mither her whenever she felt good, deliberately deflating her. 2002 R. Chalmers Who's Who in Hell iii. 27 ‘Hey.’ She prodded him gently in the ribs. ‘Stop mithering,’ he said, still half awake. 3. intransitive. To ramble, be delirious; to ‘go on’; to complain, make a fuss, whine. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > loquacity or talkativeness > be talkative [verb (intransitive)] > ramble or waffle blether1524 spout1556 ramble1616 extravage1759 maunder1834 mumble-jumble1834 moider1839 gander1858 mither1860 burble1891 flap-doodle1893 waffle1900 bumble1911 wibble1994 1860 [implied in: Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Mar. 167/1 He was frequently giddy, and he was observed to be dull, and, as the nurse said, ‘mithering’. His intellectual power was considerably impaired. (at mithering adj.)]. 1873 [implied in: Med. Times & Gaz. 25 Oct. 465/1 After this period slight fits of ‘mithering’ continued to recur, and a note made on December 7 states that during the preceding week he had been attacked repeatedly with loss of articulating power (ataxy). (at mithering n.)]. 1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire Hey begun meither abowt some owd mon. 1887 T. Darlington Folk-speech S. Cheshire 259 I shanna meither wi' ye. 1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. IV. 145/2 [Warks.] I was tossing about and mithering all night. 1989 Times 10 June 10/7 It's no use mithering on about individual freedom. 1998 Observer 15 Feb. 24/6 The throng of pale grey Brummie lawyers sipping champagne and mithering..about how poor they are. Derivatives ˈmithered adj. ΚΠ 1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. vi. 90 (note) ‘I'm welly mithered’—I'm well nigh crazed. a1973 J. R. R. Tolkien in C. Tolkien Hist. Middle-earth: Treason of Isengard (1989) xvi. 334 Sam..stepped away, so sudden and grim was his master's face. ‘The poor dear is still mithered,’ he thought. 2001 Observer 18 Mar. (Life Suppl.) 10 Up all night trying to persuade his mithered wife to come to bed, he'd think of the lines from Lear. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1847
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