fromward
English
Alternative forms
- frammard, fromard, frommard, frommart, frommet, frommud, vrammard, vrammerd (dialectal)
Etymology
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.
Adjective
fromward (comparative more fromward, superlative most fromward)
- Turned away; averse.
- (now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) Leaning or listing away from; distant from; on the right-hand side; on the opposite side.
Usage notes
Traditionally used in ploughing (or similarly with harvest-field teams) in which the driver walks on the left-hand side; hence the right-hand side being linked with the off-hand or opposite side.
Adverb
fromward (comparative more fromward, superlative most fromward)
- (now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) Forth; forward.
Noun
fromward (plural fromwards)
- (now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) A cleaving tool; an iron instrument with a blade set at right angles on a short handle, used for splitting laths or rails.
Synonyms
- frower, froe, frow
Preposition
fromward
- (now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) From; away from.
Synonyms
- fromwards
Antonyms
- toward
Derived terms
- frommarding
Translations
away from (the opposite of "toward")
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References
- Wright, Joseph (1900) The English Dialect Dictionary, volume 2, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 505