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Thidder, -ir(e, adv. Also: thiddyr, thydder, -ir, -yr, thider, thydir, thedir, -yr, thether, thither; (yddir(e, -yre, ydir, -yr). [ME and e.m.E. þider (c1175), tiderr (Orm), þidder, þedir, -er, þeþir, þiþer (all Cursor M.), þiddire (1340-70), thider (Chaucer), thether (1526), thither (1548-9), OE ðider, þider, þæder, ON þaðra.]The y forms appear to be abbreviations, where initial y- is a scribal form of þ, and the following vowel is omitted.

To that place, (to) there. Also, thiddir … and hiddir, here and there.(1) 1375 Barb. i 413.
Byschop Wylȝame off Lambyrtoun Raid thiddyr als 1375 Barb. i 592 (C).
Thiddir [E. thidder] somownys he in hy The barownys of his reawte 1375 Barb. vi 241.
Thidder [C. thiddir] a1400 Leg. S. iii 23.
Andrew sad till hyme … That he knew nocht [t]hydir the way ?1438 Alex. i 177.
Bot, or thay thidder cummin be ?1438 Alex. ii 9324.
The nobill king than stered thidder, And releued his men all togidder c1420 Wynt. vii 2981.
Thyddyr c1420 Wynt. viii 6726.
Hyr lorde sulde thiddire [C., W. thidder] hyre wyth him bring 1456 Hay I 63/29.
Thider a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 383.
And thidder sum meit for cheritie me send c1475 Wall. i 148.
Malcom in the Lennox fled; His eldest sone thedir he with hym led 1512 Treas. Acc. IV 350.
To pas with the said cartis to furneis men and necessaris for thidder bringing of the said gunnis 1513 Doug. ii xii 7.
Thydder [Sm. thiddir, Ruddim. togidder; L. huc] in a hepe was gadderit precyus geir 1513 Doug. iv vi 20.
Thyddir 1513 Doug. v i 49.
Tyte turn ȝour salys and set thyddyr ȝour went 1513 Doug. vi ii 111.
Thai quhilk bene gendrit of goddis may thidder [Ruddim. thydder] attayn c1520-c1535 Nisbet Matth. xiv 28.
Quhare euir the body salbe, alsa the eglis salbe gaderit thiddire a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xi 28.
A palice stand before … thidder did I drau For to refresh my werynes(b) c1475 Wall. ii 79.
Thedyr he past apon the mercate day(c) 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 65.
The ancient enemeis of his fatheris hous, brocht thether for the nanis 1591–2 Warrender P. (SHS) II 169.
That so muche of the annuitye granted to ws may be presentlie advanced and indelayedlye convoyed thether(d) 1655 Conv. Burghs III 400.
John Moreis, merchand … repairing thither with ane bagg of linget(e) a1400 Leg. S. vii 616.
Josaphus … gerte ane vthire bord … Be sete … anence hyme Sa that he mycht nochte yddyre wyne a1400 Leg. S. xvi 384.
Yddire a1400 Leg. S. xvi 784.
Yddir a1400 Leg. S. xviii 864.
To God, that ydyr send me had a1400 Leg. S. xxix 347.
He thocht he walde be Of Egipe in the cunctre, & ydir sone hild the way(2) c1400 Troy-bk. ii 1724.
The Grekes schippes … Throw the fell tempest nocht togiddir, Bot dryvand thiddir quhylis and hiddir