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bilby commented on the word toward and froward
"Now, saith the tale, after Sir Gawaine departed, he rode many journeys, both toward and froward."
- Thomas Malory, 'The Holy Grail'.
September 8, 2009
seanahan commented on the word toward and froward
This is very interesting, because pronouncing it makes it clear it is "to-ward and fro-ward", each pronounced with two syllables, and giving us the etymology of toward. It is rather a simple etymology, but due to its prepositional nature, I never thought about it.
September 9, 2009
slumry commented on the word toward and froward
going to and fro.
May 7, 2015