Mither vs Moither - What's the difference?
mither | moither |
(Northern England) To make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother.
To pester or irritate someone. Usually directed at children.
(Yorkshire, dialect) to bother or harass
(UK, dialect) To toil; to labour.
To perplex; to confuse.
As verbs the difference between mither and moither
is that mither is to make an unnecessary fuss, moan, bother while moither is to bother or harass.As a noun mither
is mother.mither
English
Etymology 1
Late 17th century, unknown origin, possibly (etyl) moedrodd to worry or bother. Possible alternative from the (etyl) . Bear in mind that the "dd" in Welsh corresponds in sound to the "th" in mither, and English also has moider and moither.Verb
- Will you stop mithering me!
Etymology 2
Late variant of (etyl) .Anagrams
* ---- ==Jèrriais==moither
English
Verb
(en verb)- (Lamb)