(a) With movement in a certain direction, thence; ~ and fro, to and fro; fro and ~, in all directions; (b) ~ ne fro, under any circumstances, in any way.

(a) To a plan or endeavor, to action; thereto, for that; gon (yede) ~, to get on with the action, begin, go ahead, go on; gon ~ with your cuppes, get on with serving the drink; also, with inf. preceded by to verbal particle or forto particle: ben redi ~, be prepared (to do sth.); comen ~, begin eventually (to do sth.), come around thereto; haven leve ~, have permission thereto (to do sth.); taken ~, begin (to do sth.); refl. take oneself in hand (to do sth.), get busy; turnen ~, refl. occupy oneself (to do sth.), get busy [some Orm. quots. might also be construed as til prep. followed by the inf. as obj. of the prep.]; (b) in application, thereto.

Used redundantly in rime position following prep. phrase with to: him yelden to me ~, to yield himself to me; to god ich take me ~, to God I betake myself; to whom hast thou the taken ~, to whom hast thou given thyself?