netherwardsadv.

Brit.

/ˈnɛðəwədz/, U.S.

/ˈnɛðərwərdz/

Forms: see nether adv.¹ and -wards suffix; also 1600s 1800s– netherwards.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nether adv.¹, -wards suffix.

Etymology: < nether adv.¹ + -wards suffix.

Now rare.

Downwards.Quot. 1881 is a translation of the Old English Metres of Boethius xxxi. 21, which gives niðer.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in downward direction

adowneOE

netherwardsOE

shireOE

netherOE

netherwardOE

downOE

adownwardOE

downwardslOE

downwardc1225

downhilla1398

alowc1450

downwith1488

downside1664

dahn1849

OE (Mercian) Rushw. Gospels: Matt. viii. 32 Inpetu abit totus grex per praeceps in mare : ungerece uel ræsed eode all siu suner uel wræð niþerweardes in sae.

1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 293 Chafe him from above nether-wards.

1881 Mind 6 310 Lest he his heart turn netherwards like the neat.

1894 G. Du Maurier Trilby i Clad in the grey overcoat of a French infantry soldier, continued netherwards by a short striped petticoat.

1938 H. Belloc Monarchy vii. 265 They lead us too often netherwards, and we smell the pit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	netherwards
释义	netherwardsadv. Brit. /ˈnɛðəwədz/, U.S. /ˈnɛðərwərdz/ Forms: see nether adv.¹ and -wards suffix; also 1600s 1800s– netherwards. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nether adv.¹, -wards suffix. Etymology: < nether adv.¹ + -wards suffix. Now rare. Downwards.Quot. 1881 is a translation of the Old English Metres of Boethius xxxi. 21, which gives niðer. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in downward direction adowneOE netherwardsOE shireOE netherOE netherOE netherwardOE downOE adownwardOE downwardslOE downwardc1225 downhilla1398 alowc1450 downwith1488 downside1664 dahn1849 OE (Mercian) Rushw. Gospels: Matt. viii. 32 Inpetu abit totus grex per praeceps in mare : ungerece uel ræsed eode all siu suner uel wræð niþerweardes in sae. 1656 J. Smith Compl. Pract. Physick 293 Chafe him from above nether-wards. 1881 Mind 6 310 Lest he his heart turn netherwards like the neat. 1894 G. Du Maurier Trilby i Clad in the grey overcoat of a French infantry soldier, continued netherwards by a short striped petticoat. 1938 H. Belloc Monarchy vii. 265 They lead us too often netherwards, and we smell the pit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.OE
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