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weard
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1. ward-setle n.
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wardsetle
5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A guard post; also, a guard, sentinel;
(b) in place name [see Smith PNElem. 2.247].
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5. fōr(e-wā̆rd adj. & n.
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fore-ward
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(a) Forward, farthest ahead; ?outward; (b) on foreward, at the beginning; (c) superior; on for-ward, in importance.
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6. tọ̄̆gederward adv.
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Toward one another, toward an opposing side; with ref. to the eyelids: so as to be closed.
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7. fōr(e-wā̆rd n.
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fore-ward
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An agreement, a contract, treaty, bargain; terms of an agreement; pledge or promise; this (that) was for-ward, this or that was in the bargain.
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8. fō̆rth-wā̆rd adv.
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forthward
41 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Of motion: toward the front, forward, ahead; forth-ward and bakward; (b) of motion from a place: out, forth, away.
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9. mid-ward n.(1), adj., & adv.
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midward
54 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) The middle of a thing, center spatially; the middle of a book; the middle portion of a river's course; bi the mid-ward, at the middle of the body, at the waist; (b) aboven mid-ward of, in (into)……
12. unweardlīce adv.
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?Unguardedly, without reservation; ?error for in-wardli adv.
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15. warde-wīte n.
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wardewite
9 quotations in 1 sense
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A customary rent paid in commutation of guard service or as a tax for its maintenance; also, the obligation of paying such a rent; also, a fine for failing to pay such a rent or to provide a guard for……
17. north-ward adv.
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northward
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(a) Toward the north, in a northerly direction; (b) in the north; (c) on the north side; (d) as noun: unto the north-ward, in the north, on the north side.
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18. wọ̄de-ward n.
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wodeward
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(a) A manorial or royal officer with authority over woodland, a forester, forest keeper; wode-ward wike, = wode-wardship n.;
(b) as surname;
(c) ?in place name.
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