Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to mither
Participle: mithered
Gerund: mithering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | mither |
| you | mither |
| he;she;it | mithers |
| we | mither |
| you | mither |
| they | mither |
Perfect
| I | have mithered |
| you | have mithered |
| he;she;it | has mithered |
| we | have mithered |
| you | have mithered |
| they | have mithered |
Past
| I | mithered |
| you | mithered |
| he;she;it | mithered |
| we | mithered |
| you | mithered |
| they | mithered |
Pluperfect
| I | had mithered |
| you | had mithered |
| he;she;it | had mithered |
| we | had mithered |
| you | had mithered |
| they | had mithered |
Future
| I | will mither |
| you | will mither |
| he;she;it | will mither |
| we | will mither |
| you | will mither |
| they | will mither |
Future Perfect
| I | will have mithered |
| you | will have mithered |
| he;she;it | will have mithered |
| we | will have mithered |
| you | will have mithered |
| they | will have mithered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | mither |
| you | mither |
| he;she;it | mither |
| we | mither |
| you | mither |
| they | mither |
Perfect
| I | have mithered |
| you | have mithered |
| he;she;it | have mithered |
| we | have mithered |
| you | have mithered |
| they | have mithered |
Imperfect
| I | mithered |
| you | mithered |
| he;she;it | mithered |
| we | mithered |
| you | mithered |
| they | mithered |
Pluperfect
| I | had mithered |
| you | had mithered |
| he;she;it | had mithered |
| we | had mithered |
| you | had mithered |
| they | had mithered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would mither |
| you | would mither |
| he;she;it | would mither |
| we | would mither |
| you | would mither |
| they | would mither |
Perfect
| I | would have mithered |
| you | would have mithered |
| he;she;it | would have mithered |
| we | would have mithered |
| you | would have mithered |
| they | would have mithered |
Imperative
| you | mither |
| we | Let's mither |
| you | mither |
Verbs conjugated like 'mither'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'mither'
dither,
micher,
miter,
moither,
mother,
myther,
nither,
wither,
zither,
bitter,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Late 17th century, of unknown origin;
2. * Possibly related to Middle English bemothered (“confused, perplexed”), itself probably related to Old English mēþe (“exhausting, troublesome”), Old Norse móðr (“angry, frustrated”), Middle Dutch moeden (“to tire, exhaust, disturb, trouble”).
3. * Possibly allied to Welsh moedro (“to worry or bother”), though according to the GPC, the latter is borrowed from English.
4. * Alternatively, possibly tied to Welsh meidda (“to beg for whey”), from maidd (“whey”).
5. * Perhaps from Welsh meiddio (“to dare or venture”), a variant of beiddio (“to dare”).
6. The "dd" in Welsh corresponds in sound to the "th" in mither, and English also has moider and moither. See: Welsh '
moedro', Welsh '
meidda', Welsh '
meiddio'.
Sample Sentences
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The European Commission is pondering how to compel phone companies to come up with a universal plug for their chargers. Apple, which uses its own design for its charger cables, is mithering about the change. [6 February 2020, “The parable of the plug”, in The Economist:]
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"Every night after work I'd mither [pester] my dad to take me out into the field and practise. There were definitely times when he didn't want to do it, but he never said no. [11 June 2019, “Women's World Cup: England v Argentina – Keira Walsh 'inspired' by opponents”, in BBC Sport:]