What does gether mean?
Gether means (obsolete or dialectal) Alternative form of gather..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(obsolete or dialectal) Alternative form of gather..
"'Twere back-end o' t' yeer," he continued at last, "an' t' lads had gone into t' woods to gether hesel-nuts an' accorns.
An a taicher wise aw've faand thi, An this lesson gained throo thee; 'At when dangers gether raand me, Th' wisest tactics is to flee.
I remember once, we'd had a spell o' weather jest like this, and it begun to gether up in the same way.
But the silence was broken by Cynthy Ann, who came into the hall and called, "Jule, I wish you would go to the barn and gether the eggs; I want to make some cake."
Use gether when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gether means (obsolete or dialectal) Alternative form of gather..
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"'Twere back-end o' t' yeer," he continued at last, "an' t' lads had gone into t' woods to gether hesel-nuts an' accorns.
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