countrywardn.adv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkʌntrɪwəd/, U.S.

/ˈkəntriˌwərd/

Forms: see country n. and adj. and -ward suffix.

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

Etymology: < country n. + -ward suffix.

†A. n.

With to (also into, till) and with preceding determiner (cf. country n. and adj. Compounds 1a), as to his countryward, into what countryward, ‘towards his country’, ‘into what country’. The place from which a person comes; one's homeland. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > [noun] > homeland or native land

kithc888

etheleOE

erdOE

homeOE

motherOE

fatherlandc1275

countrya1300

soila1400

countrywarda1425

motherland1565

mother country1567

patrie1581

native1604

homelanda1627

home country1707

patria1707

old country1751

the (old) sod1812

home birth1846

Vaterland1852

old sod1863

motherland1895

Bongo Bongo1911

sireland1922

a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) l. 1407 (MED) Þe way of lyfe semes narow and harde Þat ledes us til our contre-warde, Þat es þe kyngdom of heven bright.

c1430 (c1386) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1879) l. 2176 And to his cuntreward [c1450 Fairf. contree warde, c1500 Trin. Cambr. contreward, 1532 Thynne countreywarde] he saylith swythe.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Merlin (1913) II. l. 12926 (MED) J preye ȝow that ȝe me telle jnto what contreward ȝe ben so snelle.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke f. 30^v To gather and laie up treasures to that same countreyward.

1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xliii. lxxxix. 365 Adonio looking pale and wan.., and ouer growne with heare, To trauell to his country-ward began, In hope that no man now would know him theare.

B. adv.

Towards the rural areas.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > country as opposed to town > [adverb] > to the country

countryward1835

1835 M. R. Mitford Belford Regis I. 152 Many of them lived on the outskirts of the town, and might have walked country-ward if they would; but they were bound by the minute and strong chains of habit.

1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales (1851) II. iv. 74 To..strain her dimmed eyesight seaward and countryward.

1911 A. Train Confessions of Artemas Quibble i. 14 The members of the Cock and Spur might be observed in their white beaver hats driving country-ward in chaises from the local livery stables.

2006 Evening Standard (Palmerston North, N.Z.) (Nexis) 1 Dec. (Features section) 22 Swarms of bikes headed countryward, matched, naturally, by swarms of attentive police cars.

C. adj.

Facing or going in the direction of the rural areas.

ΚΠ

1876 Graphic 25 Mar. 291/1 Between the hours of 9 to 11 A.M. on the townward journey, and 5 to 7 P.M. on the countryward journey,..persons who are not habitual passengers often find it difficult to get a seat.

1927 N. Carpenter Immigrants & Children, 1920 vi. 176 There are, furthermore, signs of a countryward movement on the part of the ‘new’ central, south, and eastern European immigrants.

2012 R. Usher Protestant Dublin, 1660–1760 v. 200 It is unclear how long Merrion Square.., on the country-ward side of Kildare House, had been in gestation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	countryward
释义	countrywardn.adv.adj. Brit. /ˈkʌntrɪwəd/, U.S. /ˈkəntriˌwərd/ Forms: see country n. and adj. and -ward suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: country n., -ward suffix. Etymology: < country n. + -ward suffix. †A. n. With to (also into, till) and with preceding determiner (cf. country n. and adj. Compounds 1a), as to his countryward, into what countryward, ‘towards his country’, ‘into what country’. The place from which a person comes; one's homeland. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > [noun] > homeland or native land kithc888 etheleOE erdOE homeOE motherOE fatherlandc1275 countrya1300 soila1400 countrywarda1425 motherland1565 mother country1567 patrie1581 native1604 homelanda1627 home country1707 patria1707 old country1751 the (old) sod1812 home birth1846 Vaterland1852 old sod1863 motherland1895 Bongo Bongo1911 sireland1922 a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) l. 1407 (MED) Þe way of lyfe semes narow and harde Þat ledes us til our contre-warde, Þat es þe kyngdom of heven bright. c1430 (c1386) G. Chaucer Legend Good Women (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1879) l. 2176 And to his cuntreward [c1450 Fairf. contree warde, c1500 Trin. Cambr. contreward, 1532 Thynne countreywarde] he saylith swythe. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Merlin (1913) II. l. 12926 (MED) J preye ȝow that ȝe me telle jnto what contreward ȝe ben so snelle. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Luke f. 30^v To gather and laie up treasures to that same countreyward. 1591 J. Harington tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso xliii. lxxxix. 365 Adonio looking pale and wan.., and ouer growne with heare, To trauell to his country-ward began, In hope that no man now would know him theare. B. adv. Towards the rural areas. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > country as opposed to town > [adverb] > to the country countryward1835 1835 M. R. Mitford Belford Regis I. 152 Many of them lived on the outskirts of the town, and might have walked country-ward if they would; but they were bound by the minute and strong chains of habit. 1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales (1851) II. iv. 74 To..strain her dimmed eyesight seaward and countryward. 1911 A. Train Confessions of Artemas Quibble i. 14 The members of the Cock and Spur might be observed in their white beaver hats driving country-ward in chaises from the local livery stables. 2006 Evening Standard (Palmerston North, N.Z.) (Nexis) 1 Dec. (Features section) 22 Swarms of bikes headed countryward, matched, naturally, by swarms of attentive police cars. C. adj. Facing or going in the direction of the rural areas. ΚΠ 1876 Graphic 25 Mar. 291/1 Between the hours of 9 to 11 A.M. on the townward journey, and 5 to 7 P.M. on the countryward journey,..persons who are not habitual passengers often find it difficult to get a seat. 1927 N. Carpenter Immigrants & Children, 1920 vi. 176 There are, furthermore, signs of a countryward movement on the part of the ‘new’ central, south, and eastern European immigrants. 2012 R. Usher Protestant Dublin, 1660–1760 v. 200 It is unclear how long Merrion Square.., on the country-ward side of Kildare House, had been in gestation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.adj.a1425
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