Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adverb With all that, this, or it; besides.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • With that; therewith.
  • At the same time.
  • In addition to that; besides; also.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb obsolete Over and above; besides; moreover.
  • adverb With that or this; therewith; at the same time.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb in addition; besides; with all this; with all that

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb together with all that; besides

Etymologies

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there +‎ withal

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Examples

  • But therewithal came the tidings to Gudrun, and when she heard thereof she grew exceeding wroth, and cast her mantle from her, and ran out and greeted those new-comers, and kissed her brethren, and showed them all love, — and the last of all greetings was that betwixt them.

    The Story of the Volsungs 2008

  • So therewithal he died, and she did according to her word: and then they cast fire into the hall.

    The Story of the Volsungs 2008

  • Jewels, and gave her, without counting, bad her look out a decent House, and therewithal furnish the same, make her self easie, for she should not be abandoned.

    The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen 2008

  • And even therewithal life left the King; but Gudrun moaned and drew a weary breath, and Brynhild heard it and laughed when she heard her moaning.

    The Story of the Volsungs 2008

  • Bertha, “an assured one; and he will little thank any who obstructs my free passage to him;” and therewithal showing a little case, in which the signet of the Count of Paris was enclosed, “I will trust it in your hands,” she said, “if you promise not to open it, but to give me free access to the noble leader of the crusaders.”

    Count Robert of Paris 2008

  • If a man should anoint his body therewithal, having first appeased the Maiden, the only-begotten, with sacrifice by night, surely that man could not be wounded by the stroke of bronze nor would he flinch from blazing fire; but for that day he would prove superior both in prowess and in might.

    The Argonautica 2008

  • Quentin excused himself as unwilling to intrude, and therewithal communicated the check which he had received in the morning.

    Quentin Durward 2008

  • Jewels, and gave her, without counting, bad her look out a decent House, and therewithal furnish the same, make her self easie, for she should not be abandoned.

    The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen 2008

  • And therewithal came the rest of the martial heroes returning to meet the foe before they reached the height of outlook, and they fell to the slaughter of the Earthborn, receiving them with arrows and spears until they slew them all as they rushed fiercely to battle.

    The Argonautica 2008

  • Thereafter, Helgi sent men with money in their hand to summon his folk to him, and all his power is called together to Red – Berg: and there Helgi abode till such time as a great company came to him from Hedinsey; and therewithal came mighty power from Norvi Sound aboard great and fair ships.

    The Story of the Volsungs 2008

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