me-wardsadv.

Brit.

/ˈmiːwədz/, U.S.

/ˈmiwərdz/

Forms: see me pron.¹ and -wards suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: me pron.¹, -wards suffix.

Etymology: < me pron.¹ + -wards suffix. See also me-ward adv.In early use to and (-)wards form a compound preposition governing the interposed pronoun (see discussion s.v. -wards suffix 2, and compare -wards suffix 3c).

†1. to mewards: = to meward at me-ward adv. 1. In early use also as adj.: †associated or affiliated with me (obsolete). Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1450 in A. Clark Lincoln Diocese Documents (1914) 40 (MED) I wol that it be departed to suche frendis & seruauntes as be with me and to mewardes, after myn executours discrescion.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. v. sig. R2^v Euer concluding ech thing he did with his face to me-wards.

1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 169 The courteous inclination to me-wards, which to my good hap I discover in you.

1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. E4 You say, to me-wards your affection's strong; Pray love me little, so you love me long.

2. Without preposition: = me-ward adv. 2.

ΚΠ

1976 G. Ewart No Fool i. 25 All my thoughts, directed mewards, miss the glories that lie seawards.

1981 M. Cowley Let. 28 Feb. in Sel. Corr. K. Burke & M. Cowley (1988) 423 I have gone on having heard me from then asseverating at you and both of us hearing you doing ditto me-wards.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	me-wards
释义	me-wardsadv. Brit. /ˈmiːwədz/, U.S. /ˈmiwərdz/ Forms: see me pron.¹ and -wards suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: me pron.¹, -wards suffix. Etymology: < me pron.¹ + -wards suffix. See also me-ward adv.In early use to and (-)wards form a compound preposition governing the interposed pronoun (see discussion s.v. -wards suffix 2, and compare -wards suffix 3c). †1. to mewards: = to meward at me-ward adv. 1. In early use also as adj.: †associated or affiliated with me (obsolete). Obsolete. ΚΠ 1450 in A. Clark Lincoln Diocese Documents (1914) 40 (MED) I wol that it be departed to suche frendis & seruauntes as be with me and to mewardes, after myn executours discrescion. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. v. sig. R2^v Euer concluding ech thing he did with his face to me-wards. 1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 169 The courteous inclination to me-wards, which to my good hap I discover in you. 1648 R. Herrick Hesperides sig. E4 You say, to me-wards your affection's strong; Pray love me little, so you love me long. 2. Without preposition: = me-ward adv. 2. ΚΠ 1976 G. Ewart No Fool i. 25 All my thoughts, directed mewards, miss the glories that lie seawards. 1981 M. Cowley Let. 28 Feb. in Sel. Corr. K. Burke & M. Cowley (1988) 423 I have gone on having heard me from then asseverating at you and both of us hearing you doing ditto me-wards. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1450
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