homward

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === homwarde, hamward, ham-ward, homeward, homard, hammard, home-ward, homwerd, hamweard === Etymology === From Old English hāmweard; equivalent to home +‎ -ward. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɔ̝ːmward/ === Adverb === homward homeward (to home) To the town or nation a person inhabits; to a homeland. During the return (portion of a journey). When reaching a home. ==== Derived terms ==== homwardes ==== Descendants ==== English: homeward Scots: hameward ==== References ==== “hōm-wā̆rd, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 April 2018. === See also === outward