(a) Homeward, toward home; back (to one's lodgings), home (to one's father); (b) haven fer ~, to have a long way to go home, be far from home; helpen ~, help (sb.) to reach home; longen ~, long for one's home; seuen ~, pursue (wild bees) to their nests; techen ~, show (sb.) the way home.

With verbs of motion: (a) comen ~, to return to one's home or native land; come back to a place whence one has departed; return (to a person, place, or state); also fig.; (b) ayen-wenden ~, charen ~, drauen ~, faren ~, forth-wenden ~, gon ~, passen ~, remeven ~, repeiren ~, returnen ~, sithen ~, tighten ~, turnen ~, wenden ~, to go back to one's dwelling or native land; return (to a person or place); also fig.; yede ~, returned home; (c) blenchen (hien) ~, to hurry homeward; crepen ~, crawl back (to the hole or den); riden ~, ride home or homeward; sechen ~, go back (to sb.); stelen him ~, return secretly; upstien ~, ascend homeward (to heaven); walken ~, walk home.

With verbs of bringing or sending: (a) beren (carien, fecchen, fetten) ~, to bring or carry (sb. or sth.) to one's dwelling or country; bringen ~, bring (sb. or sth.) to one's dwelling or country; fetch (sb. or sth. to a person or place); senden ~, send (sth.) to one's home; (b) beren (fecchen) ~, to bring or carry (sb. or sth.) back (to a place); bringen ~, bring (sth.) back to one's dwelling; bring (sb.) back (to a place); carien ~, carry (sb. or sth.) back to one's dwelling; leden ~, return (sb. to a place or person); take (sb.) back to one's country; senden ~, send (sb.) back to his own country; send (sb. or sth.) back (to a person or place); also fig.; taken ~, take (sb.) back to one's country; (c) beren (bringen) ~, to return (sth. borrowed); bringen (igaderen) ~, harvest (crops), bring in (hay or grain).

With verbs of calling, inviting, welcoming: beden (lathen) ~, to invite (sb. to one's house); callen ~ herte, summon back (one's) heart, renew (one's) religious faith or devotion; welcomen ~, welcome (sb.) back.

With verb implied: (a) went home; (b) brought home, brought back; (c) with modal verbs: to go home, go back.

In cpd.: ~ passage, homeward journey.