westweard

Old English

Etymology

west +‎ -weard

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwes.twæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈwes.twæ͜ɑrˠd]

Adjective

westweard

  1. westward, in the west
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCCXIII Hēr Wulfrēd arċebisċeop mid bletsunge Leon þǣs papan hwearf eft tō his āgnum bisċeopdōme. ⁊ þȳ ġēare ġehergode Eċġbriht cing on Westwēalas frām ēasteweardum ōþ westwearde.
      Year 813 In this year Archbishop Wulfred returned to his own bishopdom with the blessing of Pope Leo [III]. And in that year King Edgebright ravaged the Celts of Cornwall from the east to the west.

Adverb

westweard

  1. westward

Descendants

  • Middle English: westward
    • English: westward
    • Scots: wastert
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