whiderward
Middle English
Etymology
Derived from whider (“whither”)
Adverb
whiderward
- whitherward
- 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The Ffrankeleẏns Tale”, in The Tales of Caunt́burẏ (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], OCLC 14061358, folio 163, verso:
- And he salueth hyr / with glad entente
And aſked of hyr / whiderward she wente- And he saluted her with good intentions and asked her whither she was going
Descendants
- English: whitherward