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Wuthered vs Withered - What's the difference?

wuthered | withered |

As verbs the difference between wuthered and withered

is that wuthered is past tense of wuther while withered is past tense of wither.

As an adjective withered is

shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.

wuthered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (wuther)

    • wuther

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (intransitive, archaic, dialectal) To make a rushing sound; to whizz.
  • (intransitive, archaic, dialectal) To shake vigorously.

    • Synonyms

    * whither

    References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

    withered

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water.
  • *
  • *:Three chairs of the steamer type, all maimed, comprised the furniture of this roof-garden, withon one of the copings a row of four red clay flower-pots filled with sun-baked dust from which gnarled and rusty stalks thrust themselves up like withered elfin limbs.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (wither)