A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1507-1508, 1600-1699
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Quhither, interrog. and rel. adv. Also: quhithir, whither. [e.m.E. whyther (1471), -yr, whither, ME quiþer (14th c.): cf. Quhidder and Quhether.] Whither. = Quhidder. —a1508 Want of Wyse Men 11 (B).
Quhen levit King Saturnus For gudly gouernance the warld was goldin cald; Nou ellis we wat, forsuth, quhithir it turnis [Ch. & M. For vntreuth we wate noucht quhare to it turnis] 1641 Acts V 648/1.
At thair randevous of the shyre or burgh quhither they go —c1616 Hume Orthog. 32, 33.
[Our men confoundes adverbes of place quhilk the south distinguishes as wel as the Latin; … they use … quhither, hither, thither for the place to quhilk; As, quher dwel you? quhence cum you? quhither goe you? 16.. Rudiments 15a.
Rehearse adverbs signifieing motione to a place. Quhither is interrogatiue to thire 16.. Ib.]
Whither ȝee will
