arsewardadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɑːswəd/, U.S.

/ˈɑrswərd/

Forms: see arse n. and int. and -ward suffix; also Middle English aisword (probably transmission error); English regional 1800s arsard, 1800s arsed, 1800s arserd, 1800s ars'erd, 1800s arset, 1800s arseud, 1800s ass'ard, 1800s– assud, 1900s– arse-'ard; Scottish (Galloway) 1800s arset.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arse n., -ward suffix.

Etymology: < arse n. + -ward suffix.

Now slang or regional.Generally regarded as coarse after the 18th cent.

A. adv.

Backwards, back to front, the wrong way round; in a manner contrary to what is usual, expected, or logical. Also arseward-backwards. Cf. arsewards adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > [adverb]

arsewardc1386

corruptlya1387

forcedly1548

strainedly1571

corruptedly1610

depravedly1643

arsewards1648

corruptively1655

depravingly1665

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [adverb]

abackOE

ruglingc1225

abackwardc1275

backwarda1300

hindwarda1300

arsewardly1530

arseward1553

rearward1604

retrogradea1620

aversively?1624

arsewards1648

retrogradely1658

regressively1755

backlings1786

tailwise1825

rearwards1835

bass-ackwardsa1865

arseling1887

bass-ackward1902

ass-backwards1934

backasswards1951

backassward1961

c1386 Almanac (1812) 13 In the end of ye moneth es goying aisword he turneth hym selfe.

c1450 (c1400) Bk. Vices & Virtues (Huntington) (1942) 57 (MED) Þei gon erseward and maken hem so lowe, and seyn þat þei ben so wrecchede.

c1450 Jack Upland's Rejoinder (Digby) l. 151 in P. L. Heyworth Jack Upland (1968) 106 If ȝe taken, as ȝe vsen, arseworde þis gospel.

1553 tr. S. Gardiner De Vera Obediencia: Oration f. lix^v Whence he can neuer escape, except he com out ersewarde [1553 STC 11587 arsewarde].

1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) vii. f. 87 Cerberus..dragging arsward still.

a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Knight of Malta iv. ii, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Mmmmm^v/2 Hang arse-ward.

1691 A. D'Anvers Academia 25 They Arse-ward were a mowing.

1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Arse-ward, backward. Cumb[erland].

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Arserd, backward.

1896 G. F. Northall Warwickshire Word-bk. 13 He went out assudbackuds.

1995 Irish Times 27 May 30/5 A man claimed to have been assaulted by a neighbour and sent ‘arseward backwards’.

B. adj.

Contrary to what is usual, expected, or logical; back-to-front, muddled, perverse.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > leading astray > [adjective] > affected by

forraughtc1175

perverteda1382

arsewardc1386

perversec1425

perversionatec1475

perversed1488

perverta1500

thraward?a1513

seduced1584

wronged1619

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > perverse

wharfedc1175

thwart-over?c1225

fromwardc1275

thwarta1325

wilgernc1325

contrariousa1340

froward1340

rebours1340

awaywarda1375

overthwartc1384

protervec1384

waywardc1384

arsewardc1386

wrawc1386

wrawfulc1386

crabbeda1400

ungraitha1400

wraweda1400

awklyc1400

perversec1425

awkc1440

perversiosec1475

crooked1508

wrayward1516

awkward1530

difficilec1533

peevish1539

protervous1547

overthwarting1552

untowardly1561

difficult1589

cross1594

cama1600

frowish1601

awkwardish1613

haggardly1635

pigheadeda1637

cross-grained1647

wry1649

crossfulc1680

thwarting1718

kim-kama1734

wronghead1737

piggish1742

witherly1790

top-thrawn1808

contrary1850

cussed1858

three-cornered1863

thwarteous1890

bloody-minded1935

c1386 Almanac (1812) 12 A crab es an aisword best.

?1555 J. Bradford Exhort. carienge Chrystes Crosse ii. 15 Wyth what face can we loke for thys, that are so fearful, vnwyllyng and arsward.

1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 127/1 How arseward a thing it is for euerie man to be giuen to his owne profite.

1635 G. Wither Coll. Emblemes iv. 219 The World, (which here doth seeme to take An arseward Iourney on the Cancer's backe) Moves counterwise.

1686 G. Stuart Joco-serious Disc. 30 Sae take some pitty on your leuve, And do not still sae Arse-ward preuve.

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Arseward, backward, perverse.

1896 H. Rowbottom in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1898) I. 75/2 Don't be arseward.

1956 G. Fielding In Time of Greenbloom v. 311 Mr. Ikey Victor's strictly public-school, strictly arseward—that is to say backward—Young Gentlemen.

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 10/1 'E's a reight arse-'ard owd sod, 'e really is!

2012 L. Faye Gods of Gotham x.143 A bouncing trumpeter of the arseward sort.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	arseward
释义	arsewardadv.adj. Brit. /ˈɑːswəd/, U.S. /ˈɑrswərd/ Forms: see arse n. and int. and -ward suffix; also Middle English aisword (probably transmission error); English regional 1800s arsard, 1800s arsed, 1800s arserd, 1800s ars'erd, 1800s arset, 1800s arseud, 1800s ass'ard, 1800s– assud, 1900s– arse-'ard; Scottish (Galloway) 1800s arset. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arse n., -ward suffix. Etymology: < arse n. + -ward suffix. Now slang or regional.Generally regarded as coarse after the 18th cent. A. adv. Backwards, back to front, the wrong way round; in a manner contrary to what is usual, expected, or logical. Also arseward-backwards. Cf. arsewards adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > [adverb] arsewardc1386 corruptlya1387 forcedly1548 strainedly1571 corruptedly1610 depravedly1643 arsewards1648 corruptively1655 depravingly1665 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [adverb] abackOE ruglingc1225 abackwardc1275 backwarda1300 hindwarda1300 arsewardly1530 arseward1553 rearward1604 retrogradea1620 aversively?1624 arsewards1648 retrogradely1658 regressively1755 backlings1786 tailwise1825 rearwards1835 bass-ackwardsa1865 arseling1887 bass-ackward1902 ass-backwards1934 backasswards1951 backassward1961 c1386 Almanac (1812) 13 In the end of ye moneth es goying aisword he turneth hym selfe. c1450 (c1400) Bk. Vices & Virtues (Huntington) (1942) 57 (MED) Þei gon erseward and maken hem so lowe, and seyn þat þei ben so wrecchede. c1450 Jack Upland's Rejoinder (Digby) l. 151 in P. L. Heyworth Jack Upland (1968) 106 If ȝe taken, as ȝe vsen, arseworde þis gospel. 1553 tr. S. Gardiner De Vera Obediencia: Oration f. lix^v Whence he can neuer escape, except he com out ersewarde [1553 STC 11587 arsewarde]. 1567 A. Golding tr. Ovid Metamorphosis (new ed.) vii. f. 87 Cerberus..dragging arsward still. a1625 F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Knight of Malta iv. ii, in Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Mmmmm^v/2 Hang arse-ward. 1691 A. D'Anvers Academia 25 They Arse-ward were a mowing. 1787 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. Arse-ward, backward. Cumb[erland]. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Arserd, backward. 1896 G. F. Northall Warwickshire Word-bk. 13 He went out assudbackuds. 1995 Irish Times 27 May 30/5 A man claimed to have been assaulted by a neighbour and sent ‘arseward backwards’. B. adj. Contrary to what is usual, expected, or logical; back-to-front, muddled, perverse. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > leading astray > [adjective] > affected by forraughtc1175 perverteda1382 arsewardc1386 perversec1425 perversionatec1475 perversed1488 perverta1500 thraward?a1513 seduced1584 wronged1619 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > perverse wharfedc1175 thwart-over?c1225 fromwardc1275 thwarta1325 wilgernc1325 contrariousa1340 froward1340 rebours1340 awaywarda1375 overthwartc1384 protervec1384 waywardc1384 arsewardc1386 wrawc1386 wrawfulc1386 crabbeda1400 ungraitha1400 wraweda1400 awklyc1400 perversec1425 awkc1440 perversiosec1475 crooked1508 wrayward1516 awkward1530 difficilec1533 peevish1539 protervous1547 overthwarting1552 untowardly1561 difficult1589 cross1594 cama1600 frowish1601 awkwardish1613 haggardly1635 pigheadeda1637 cross-grained1647 wry1649 crossfulc1680 thwarting1718 kim-kama1734 wronghead1737 piggish1742 witherly1790 top-thrawn1808 contrary1850 cussed1858 three-cornered1863 thwarteous1890 bloody-minded1935 c1386 Almanac (1812) 12 A crab es an aisword best. ?1555 J. Bradford Exhort. carienge Chrystes Crosse ii. 15 Wyth what face can we loke for thys, that are so fearful, vnwyllyng and arsward. 1579 L. Tomson tr. J. Calvin Serm. Epist. S. Paule to Timothie & Titus 127/1 How arseward a thing it is for euerie man to be giuen to his owne profite. 1635 G. Wither Coll. Emblemes iv. 219 The World, (which here doth seeme to take An arseward Iourney on the Cancer's backe) Moves counterwise. 1686 G. Stuart Joco-serious Disc. 30 Sae take some pitty on your leuve, And do not still sae Arse-ward preuve. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby Arseward, backward, perverse. 1896 H. Rowbottom in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1898) I. 75/2 Don't be arseward. 1956 G. Fielding In Time of Greenbloom v. 311 Mr. Ikey Victor's strictly public-school, strictly arseward—that is to say backward—Young Gentlemen. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 10/1 'E's a reight arse-'ard owd sod, 'e really is! 2012 L. Faye Gods of Gotham x.143 A bouncing trumpeter of the arseward sort. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.c1386
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