-weard

weard Old English Alternative forms ang -werd Etymology ang :inh gem-pro:*wardaz<id:turn> From ang gem-pro *wardaz turned toward, in the direction of, facing, from ang ine-pro *wert- to turn, wind, from ang ine-pro *wer- to turn, bend. Akin to ofs -ward, osx -ward, non verðr, de -wärts. Cognate with ang weorþan to turn (into), become. Pronunciation -wèard Suffix adverb forms adjectives and adverbs from adjectives, adverbs, nouns and prepositions, signifying “in the direction of, toward” ang ūt<t:out> ūtweard<t:outward, to the outside> ang ēast<t:east> ēastweard<t:eastward> ang hām<t:home> hāmweard<t:homeward> ang þider<t:thither> þiderweard<t:thitherward, in that direction> Derived terms ang -weardes ang Descendants enm -warde -ward en -ward sco -wart -art -it