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forthward

forthward adverb: forward.

Adverb

forthward (comparative more forthward, superlative most forthward)

  1. (obsolete) Forward.

Forms of forthward

comparativemore forthward
superlativemost forthward

Origin of forthward

From Middle English forthward, forthwardes, from Old English forþweard (“forward, tending forward, continual”), from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth-”), *warþaz (“turned”), equivalent to forth- + -ward. Cognate with Old Saxon forþwerd, forþwerdes, forþwardes (“forthward”).

Questions about forthward

What does forthward mean?
Forthward means forward.
What part of speech is forthward?
Forthward is an adverb.

Words near forthward in the dictionary

  1. forthspoken
  2. forthtell
  3. forthtelling
  4. forthtells
  5. forthtold
  6. forthward
  7. forthwax
  8. forthwaxed
  9. forthwaxes
  10. forthwaxing
  11. forthwith

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