-weard

== Old English == === Alternative forms === -werd === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *wardaz (“turned toward, in the direction of, facing”), from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to turn, wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to turn, bend”). Akin to Old Frisian -ward, Old Saxon -ward, Old Norse verðr, German -wärts. Cognate with Old English weorþan (“to turn (into), become”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌwæ͜ɑrd/, [ˌwæ͜ɑrˠd] === Suffix === -weard Forming adjectives and nouns from adjectives or prepositions, with the sense of "in the direction of, toward". ēasteweard ― eastward, tōweard (adjective and noun) ― future Forming adverbs from adjectives or prepositions, with the sense of "in the direction of, toward". ==== Derived terms ==== -weardes ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: -warde, -ward English: -ward Scots: -wart, -art, -it