adj, adv, noun and 1 more — 5 senses
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.
Turned away; averse.
Midlands, Southern England, West Country, Dialectal Leaning or listing away from; distant from; on the right-hand side; on the opposite side.
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.
Midlands, Southern England, West Country, Dialectal Forth; forward.
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.
Midlands, Southern England, West Country, Dialectal A cleaving tool; an iron instrument with a blade set at right angles on a short handle, used for splitting laths or rails.
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.
Midlands, Southern England, West Country, Dialectal From; away from.
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