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Old English · suffix

-weard

Part of speech
suffix
IPA
/ˌwæ͜ɑrd/
[ˌwæ͜ɑrˠd]
Syllables
ˌwæ͜ɑrd (1 syllable)
Modern English
-wardprepositions

Meaning

  1. Forming adjectives and nouns from adjectives or prepositions, with the sense of "in the direction of, toward".

    ēasteweard

    eastward

  2. Forming adverbs from adjectives or prepositions, with the sense of "in the direction of, toward".

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wardaz (“turned toward, in the direction of, facing”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Akin to Old Frisian -ward, Old Saxon -ward, Old Norse verðr, German -wärts. Cognate with Old English weorþan (“to turn (into), become”).

Descendants

-ward

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