agateward
agateward adverb: agate; on the way; agoing; (more strictly) towards a gate.
Adverb
agateward (comparative more agateward, superlative most agateward)
- Agate; on the way; agoing; (more strictly) towards a gate.
- D.why ſo?S.He ſaith,ſhe was bougbt by perſwaſion.D.Did not you ſay You went agateward with him latelie into the countrey from bence?1663, Publius Terentius [i.e., Terence], “Terences Adelphi: Engliſh and Latine”, in Charles Hoole, transl., Six Comedies Of that excellent Poet Publius Terentius an African of Carthage in Engliſh and...
- James. — After I was made willing to go, I gave away my eſtate, and caſt out my money, and I began to make ſome preparation, as apparel and other neceſſaries; but a while after, going agateward with a friend from my own houſe, […]1777, Joseph Nicolson, “Parish of Kikby Stephen”, in The History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmoreland and Cumberland, volume I, London: […] W. Strahan; T. Cadell, page 538
Forms of agateward
| comparative | more agateward |
|---|---|
| superlative | most agateward |
Origin of agateward
From agate + -ward.
Questions about agateward
- What does agateward mean?
- Agateward means agate; on the way; agoing; (more strictly) towards a gate.
- What part of speech is agateward?
- Agateward is an adverb.
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