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wuther

American  
[wuhth-er] / ˈwʌð ər /

verb (used without object)

British Dialect.

  1. (of wind) to blow fiercely.

Etymology

Origin of wuther

1846; variant of dial. and Scots whither, Middle English ( Scots ) quhediren; compare Old Norse hvitha squall of wind

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"Well, I dunno," said Grandpa Walker, facetiously, balancing a good-sized morsel of food carefully on the blade of his knife, "that depen's on wuther ye're willin' to take pot-luck with us or not."

From The Flag by Greene, Homer

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