framweard

Old English

Alternative forms

  • fromweard

Etymology

frām (from) +‎ -weard

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɑːm.wæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈfrɑːm.wæ͜ɑrˠd]

Adjective

frāmweard

  1. fromward
  2. turned away from, having one's face or back turned away, departing, about to depart
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      Simle þrēora sum þinga ġehwylċe, ǣr his tīdeġe tō twēon weorþeð: ādl oþþe yldo oþþe eċġhete, fǣġum fromweardum feorh ōðþringeð.
      One of each of three things, before his fear of the time becomes a doubt: sickness or oldness or edge-hatred will always snatch away life from doomed beyond-gores.

Declension

Descendants

  • English: fromward

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