cum hider
The English phrase "come here" is translated into Old English as cum hider.
This phrase is used to issue a request or a command for someone to move toward the speaker's current location.
Did you know?
- The word hider is a directional adverb that specifically means 'toward this place', rather than just 'here'.
- To say 'go there', Old English used gā þider. The pair hider and þider survives in the old-fashioned English words 'hither' and 'thither'.
- The word hider shares an ancient root with the Gothic word hidrē, showing that this direction was recognized by many different Germanic tribes.
Examples in context
- Cum hider, wiga!Come here, warrior!
- Hider, cum hider nu!Hither, come here now!
Example conversation
A woman calls out to a man in a large hall.
- EadgythGodric, cum hider.Godric, come here.
- GodricIċ eom her, Eadgyth.I am here, Eadgyth.
- EadgythHlyst þū mē.Listen to me.
- GodricIċ hlyste þē.I listen to thee.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries hider, CC BY-SA 4.0.
