Wither

Morpheme

Wither

Type

free base

Denotation

against, opposite, resist

Etymology

Middle English witheren and wither; Old English wiþerian and wiþer

Evidence

wither, withered, withering, withers, witherward

Notes

<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
homophone of whither

Homographs

Wither, Wither