Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thitherward

/ˈðɪðəwəd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thith-er-ward
IPA: /ˈðɪðəwəd/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Toward that place.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"No more he spake, / But thitherward forthright his ready way did make."
"They saw a maid who thitherward did run, / To catch her sparrow which from her did swerve."
"The poor woman, who was well aware with such incumbrances she could do nothing with visitors of their rank, eagerly presented a letter from the castle, which had been waiting almost a week, and their horses' heads were in a few minutes turned thitherward, a boy being dispatched from the farm by a near road, to announce their arrival."

Etymology

From Old English þiderweard, equivalent to thither + -ward.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: þiderweard
Suffix: thither

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈðɪðəwəd/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

thitherwards (alternative)

Phrases

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

Frequently Paired Words

— henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts

Questions

How do you pronounce thitherward?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈðɪðəwəd/.
What does thitherward mean?: Toward that place.
Where does thitherward come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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