fromward

Meanings

Plural: fromwards

Adj

Turned away; averse.
Leaning or listing away from; distant from; on the right-hand side; on the opposite side.

Adv

Forth; forward.

Noun

A cleaving tool; an iron instrument with a blade set at right angles on a short handle, used for splitting laths or rails.

Prep

From; away from.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

froe, fromwards, frow, frower

Antonyms

toward

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