therewithadv.
/ðɛːˈwɪθ//ðɛːwɪð/with shifting stress Now formal or archaic.† 1. Against that (or those); in opposition to that; in return for that. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > change > exchange > [adverb]
therewithc1000
in changea1387
changeably1425
interchangeably1587
exchangeably1598
in kind1638
convertibly1710
interconvertibly1811
c1000 Ælfric Genesis xlvii. 16 Drifað hider eowre orf,..and ic sylle eow þær wið mete.
a1200 Moral Ode 300 Warnie [elc man] æc his frend þer wid so ic habbe mine.
c1220 Bestiary 383 Mikel ned, ðat we ðar wið ne dillen.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 28109 I said not ans þar-wit nai.
2.
a. With that (or those) as accompaniment, adjunct, etc.; together or in company with that (and in allied senses of with).
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > relationship > accompaniment > [adverb] > herewith or therewith
therewithc888
therewithalc1330
herewithalc1384
c888 Ælfred tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. xxxiii. §5 Swaþeah hi sint ðærwið gemengde.
1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 1751 Þai sal fele þar many a ded brayde, Bot þai sal ay lyf þar with.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 7262 [Samson] slogh his faas, him-self þar with.
1599 J. Davies Nosce Teipsum 4 All things..We seeke to know, and how therewith to do.
1885 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 14 246 At right angles therewith.
1886 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David VII. Ps. cxxxii. 10 Every person connected therewith.
1907 J. R. Illingworth Doctr. Trinity iii. 44 The..historical accuracy of the Acts has been amply revindicated.., and therewith the value of its evidence.
1910 Act 10 Edward VII c. 38 Sched. B For Old Age Pensions..and for certain Administration Expenses in connection therewith £500,000.
b. In addition to that; besides, withal.
ΚΠ
a1300 Cursor Mundi 2204 Nembrot..O babilon king, stijf in stur, And þer wit [v.rr. þar-wid, -wiþ] was he gret werrur.
c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (Roxb.) xii. 50 Þe water of þis see es full bitter and salt þarwith.
1886 R. Kipling Departm. Ditties (1899) 41 Pagett, M.P., was a liar, and a fluent liar therewith.
c. With that (word, act, or occurrence); that being said or done; thereat, thereupon, forthwith.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adverb] > after, afterwards, or later
sitheneOE
aftereOE
sithOE
eftOE
latterOE
aftOE
sithencea1170
sithrec1175
thereup?c1225
baftc1275
furtherc1290
eftsoon1297
therewithala1300
afterwardc1300
afterwardsc1300
soc1300
therewithc1369
eftersoonsa1400
suingly?a1425
at after1425
followingly?c1425
afterhand1438
syne1489
by posteriority1523
in sequel1524
still1526
later1527
subsequently1537
senthis?1553
lately1565
subsequent1568
behindc1600
sequelarly1600
posterior1628
in prosecutiona1641
subsequentiallya1683
artera1746
posteriorly1799
ulteriorly1818
later on1829
c1369 G. Chaucer Bk. Duchesse 275 Y fil aslepe, and therewith evene Me mette so ynly swete a swevene.
1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xix. 479 Þe vyker..toke his leue, And I awakned þere with.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 10462 Vtayne þerwiþ [Gött. wid þis word] gon to tene.
1512 R. Copland tr. Knyght of Swanne xxii. sig. Kjv Therwith the king and the quene went and kyssed theyr sonne Helias.
1517 R. Torkington Oldest Diarie Englysshe Trav. (1884) 33 And ther with they com ner hym.
1868 W. Morris Earthly Paradise 141 Therewith he rose And led the way unto a close.
3.
a. With that as instrument; by means of that.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [adverb] > by this or that means
there-midc888
therebyc897
herethroughc1175
therethroughc1175
therewith1297
herebyc1320
herewithalc1384
therewithal1490
herewith1560
1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 3828 Is suerd he drou þere Vor to asaile him þerwiþ.
a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 379 Two pilches weren..to adam and to eue brogt; Ðor-wið he ben nu boðen srid, And here same sumdel is hid.
c1400 Brut ccviii. 238 Þai toke stone, and made þerwiþ þe tour.
1526 Bible (Tyndale) James iii. 9 The tonge..Therwith blesse we God the father and therwith cursse we men which are made vnto the similitude off God.
1597 W. Langham Garden of Health 437 Whether fish or birds be taken therewith.
1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Mint If you bathe the affected Part therewith.
b. With that as cause or occasion; on account of or because of that; in consequence of that.
ΘΚΠ
the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adverb]
soothlyc825
welleOE
then971
alsoOE
thusc1175
followinglya1382
suinglya1382
hereuponc1385
effectuallya1398
thereforea1400
therewithc1450
pursuantly1530
consequently?1531
thereupon1534
hence?1535
accordingly1555
presently1580
by consequence1581
hereat1586
eventually1614
porismatically1646
consequentially1656
resultatively1657
pursuant1659
consecutivelya1691
in consequence1775
resultingly1840
propter hoc1844
resultantly1864
c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 300 Whan þe flesch sufferyth penauns or hardnesse, it grucchyth þer-with.
c1500 Melusine (1895) 360 Hys bretheren and the baronnye þere were abasshed ther~with.
1526 Bible (Tyndale) 1 Tim. vi. 9 When we have fode and rayment, let vs theirwith be content.
1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Mar. 94 Therewith affrayd I ranne away.
1792 W. Cowper Let. 5 Nov. (1984) IV. 228 I have finish'd the Sonnet..and sent it to Hayley, who is well pleased therewith.
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