Middle English Dictionary Entry
after-ward prep.
Entry Info
| Forms | after-ward prep. |
| Etymology | From adv. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) gon ~, walk behind (sb.), follow; (b) seeking after, desirous of; ben ~, to seek, desire.
Associated quotations
a
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)12729 : Twa Leorninngcnihhtess Herrdenn þatt word & ȝedenn forþ Affterrwarrd ure Laferrd.
b
- a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom.DD (Lamb 487)45 : Ic heom wulle milcien þe weren efterward mine milce þa hwile heo on liue weren.
- c1225(?c1200) HMaid.(Bod 34)32/533 : We schawið ham forð forte warni meiðnes þet ha beon þe leasse efterwart [Tit: afterward] swuch þing.