Co‐meth″er (?), n. [Prob. dial. pron. of come hither, used in calling cows, etc.] 1. Matter; affair.
2. Friendly communication or association.
To putthe, or one's, comether on, to exercise persuasion upon; to get under one's influence; to beguile; to wheedle.
How does ut come about, sorr, that whin a man has put the comether on wan woman he's sure bound to put ut on another? Kipling.