Fromward
adj, adv, noun, prep
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Definitions
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
Adjective
- 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
Adverb
- 1 Forth; forward. Midlands, Southern-England, West-Country, dialectal
Preposition
- 1 From; away from. Midlands, Southern-England, West-Country, dialectal
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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.