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fromward.

Turned away; averse.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. Turned away; averse.

  2. Leaning or listing away from; distant from; on the right-hand side; on the opposite side.

    Midlands · Southern-England · West-Country · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fromward, framward, from Old English framweard (“about to depart, departing, doomed to die; with his back turned”, adjective) and framweardes (“away from”, adverb), equivalent to from + -ward. Compare froward.

adv

  1. Forth; forward.

    Midlands · Southern-England · West-Country · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fromward, framward, from Old English framweard (“about to depart, departing, doomed to die; with his back turned”, adjective) and framweardes (“away from”, adverb), equivalent to from + -ward. Compare froward.

noun

  1. A cleaving tool; an iron instrument with a blade set at right angles on a short handle, used for splitting laths or rails.

    Midlands · Southern-England · West-Country · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fromward, framward, from Old English framweard (“about to depart, departing, doomed to die; with his back turned”, adjective) and framweardes (“away from”, adverb), equivalent to from + -ward. Compare froward.

prep

  1. From; away from.

    Midlands · Southern-England · West-Country · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fromward, framward, from Old English framweard (“about to depart, departing, doomed to die; with his back turned”, adjective) and framweardes (“away from”, adverb), equivalent to from + -ward. Compare froward.

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