westweard

Old English

Etymology

west +‎ -weard

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwes.twæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈwes.twæ͜ɑrˠd]

Adjective

westweard

1. westward, in the west
   • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     An. DCCCXIII Hēr Wulfrēd arċebisċeop mid bletsunge Leon þǣs papan hwearf eft tō his āgnum bisċeopdōme. ⁊ þȳ ġēare ġehergode Eċġbriht cing on Westwēalas frām ēasteweardum ōþ westwearde.

     Year 813 In this year Archbishop Wulfred returned to his own bishopdom with the blessing of Pope Leo [III]. And in that year King Edgebright ravaged the Celts of Cornwall from the east to the west.

Adverb

westweard

1. westward

Descendants

• Middle English: westward
  • English: westward
  • Scots: wastert