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- From away + -ward. (Wiktionary)
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“And Gillomar the king fled, and awayward drew, and Arthur pursued after him, and caught the king; he took by the hand the king of the land.”
“The king marched thitherward, and Pascent fled awayward, by sea so long that he came to Ireland.”
“Now is Childric flown, and awayward gone; he thinketh with safety again to come hither.”
“And this is the sooth; there is no other, either move thee awayward, and turn thee right homeward, either to-day”
“Would he bide, but awayward with burning he fared,”
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats
“The wood that was winsome should drive thence awayward.”
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats
“Flee life-sick awayward and under the fen-bents 820”
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats
“I loke to the vayle, my spouse I see; now rynneth she awayward, now cummyth she narre, 75”
“And therewithal she turned her from the window, and Sir Beaumains rode awayward from the castle, making great dole, and so he rode here and there and wist not where he rode, till it was dark night.”
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