Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Turned aside. Gower.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb obsolete Turned away; away.
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- adverb obsolete Turned
aside . - adverb obsolete
Away (of motion).
Etymologies
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Examples
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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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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.
Roman de Brut. English Layamon
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Now is Childric flown, and awayward gone; he thinketh with safety again to come hither.
Roman de Brut. English Layamon
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And this is the sooth; there is no other, either move thee awayward, and turn thee right homeward, either to-day
Roman de Brut. English Layamon
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Flee life-sick awayward and under the fen-bents 820
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats Anonymous
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Would he bide, but awayward with burning he fared,
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats Anonymous
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The king marched thitherward, and Pascent fled awayward, by sea so long that he came to Ireland.
Roman de Brut. English Layamon
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The wood that was winsome should drive thence awayward.
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats Anonymous
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I loke to the vayle, my spouse I see; now rynneth she awayward, now cummyth she narre, 75
Quia Amore Langueo Anonymous 1917
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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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