deathwardn.adv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈdɛθwəd/, U.S.

/ˈdɛθwərd/

Forms: see death n. and -ward suffix.

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

Etymology: < death n. + -ward suffix.

A. n.

The direction leading towards death. Only in †to (one's) deathward, to the deathward: towards death, to one's death. Cf. lifeward n. archaic and rare in later use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > [adverb] > towards death

hencea1225

to (one's) deathwarda1398

hynea1400

at death's door1515

home1561

deathward1646

deathwards1727

dustward1847

α.

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. v. xxxv. 237 Whanne þe longe is igreued be eny occasioun it spediþ to deþward [MS deþwar].

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) i. l. 3462 Kynde [= Nature] to his dethward..doth hym dispose.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Merlin (1904) I. l. 7832 (MED) Ellis to the dethward he scholde hye.

1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) i. xxiii. sig. cij^v Thou arte more nere thy deth than I am for thow gost to the deth ward.

a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 202 I sawe him go to deþeward.

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) xl. sig. Hii Ye shall not go to your dethward.

1628 J. Hume Iewes Deliv. out of Babylon vi. 91 There is a sorrow to God-ward, and a sorrow to death-ward.

1871 A. C. Swinburne Tristram & Iseult in J. H. Friswell Pleasure 46 Love led love..Through chance by chance to deathward.

a1974 G. Heyer My Lord John (1975) iv. i. 308 Northumberland had been dead for two years now, but he had had no hand in sending him to the deathward.

β. c1400 Life St. Anne (Minn.) (1928) l. 3043 (MED) Iosep drawes to dedward fast.a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) l. 807 When he drawes to ded-ward.?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 96 (MED) When þaire frendez drawez to þe deed ward.c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 31 Sekenes tuke hym, & he drew vnto his dedeward.

B. adv.

In the direction of death, towards death.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > [adverb] > towards death

hencea1225

to (one's) deathwarda1398

hynea1400

at death's door1515

home1561

deathward1646

deathwards1727

dustward1847

1646 H. Peters Gods Doings 24 Ireland breathing again, that not only lay bedrid, but the pulse beating deathward.

1753 tr. Erasmus Apophthegms of Ancients iii. 185 Death is certainly no evil: but the journey death-ward is miserable.

1844 E. B. Barrett Lady Geraldine's Courtship in Poems I. 249 So..Would my heart and life flow onward—deathward.

1887 A. C. Swinburne Locrine iv. i. 77 Our senses sink From dream to dream down deathward.

1917 D. H. Lawrence Look! We have come Through! 22 The stream of my life in the darkness Deathward set!

1934 W. Soutar Diary 26 Dec. in Diaries Dying Man (1954) 76 It is the selfhood that turns either lifeward or deathward.

1994 New York 19 Sept. 79/1 As the plot drops deathward, the tempo turns into a drumroll.

C. adj.

Tending towards or leading to death.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > [adjective] > towards death

deathward1816

graveward1855

deathwards1880

1816 J. Jea Coll. Hymns 175 If others..chuse this deathward road; Turn to the Lord before you die.

1854 ‘G. Greenwood’ Haps & Mishaps 43 O immortal stones,..mocking..the mournful mortality, the deathward throbbing, of the brows ye encircle!

1882 A. C. Swinburne 8 Years Old in Tristram of Lyonesse 257 Sounds of dying and dawning years, Now quickened on his deathward way.

1899 Daily News 17 Oct. 8/3 A pleasant-looking, neatly-dressed woman on the deathward side of fifty.

1937 J. M. Murry Necessity of Pacifism v. 86 The individualized..belongs to the deathward movement of society.

2002 N. Tosches In Hand of Dante 165 Within him were the dead of his own life and the deathward parts of him.

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

单词	deathward
释义	deathwardn.adv.adj. Brit. /ˈdɛθwəd/, U.S. /ˈdɛθwərd/ Forms: see death n. and -ward suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: death n., -ward suffix. Etymology: < death n. + -ward suffix. A. n. The direction leading towards death. Only in †to (one's) deathward, to the deathward: towards death, to one's death. Cf. lifeward n. archaic and rare in later use. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > [adverb] > towards death hencea1225 to (one's) deathwarda1398 hynea1400 at death's door1515 home1561 deathward1646 deathwards1727 dustward1847 α. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. v. xxxv. 237 Whanne þe longe is igreued be eny occasioun it spediþ to deþward [MS deþwar]. a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) i. l. 3462 Kynde [= Nature] to his dethward..doth hym dispose. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Merlin (1904) I. l. 7832 (MED) Ellis to the dethward he scholde hye. 1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) i. xxiii. sig. cij^v Thou arte more nere thy deth than I am for thow gost to the deth ward. a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 202 I sawe him go to deþeward. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) xl. sig. Hii Ye shall not go to your dethward. 1628 J. Hume Iewes Deliv. out of Babylon vi. 91 There is a sorrow to God-ward, and a sorrow to death-ward. 1871 A. C. Swinburne Tristram & Iseult in J. H. Friswell Pleasure 46 Love led love..Through chance by chance to deathward. a1974 G. Heyer My Lord John (1975) iv. i. 308 Northumberland had been dead for two years now, but he had had no hand in sending him to the deathward. β. c1400 Life St. Anne (Minn.) (1928) l. 3043 (MED) Iosep drawes to dedward fast.a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) l. 807 When he drawes to ded-ward.?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 96 (MED) When þaire frendez drawez to þe deed ward.c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 31 Sekenes tuke hym, & he drew vnto his dedeward. B. adv. In the direction of death, towards death. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > [adverb] > towards death hencea1225 to (one's) deathwarda1398 hynea1400 at death's door1515 home1561 deathward1646 deathwards1727 dustward1847 1646 H. Peters Gods Doings 24 Ireland breathing again, that not only lay bedrid, but the pulse beating deathward. 1753 tr. Erasmus Apophthegms of Ancients iii. 185 Death is certainly no evil: but the journey death-ward is miserable. 1844 E. B. Barrett Lady Geraldine's Courtship in Poems I. 249 So..Would my heart and life flow onward—deathward. 1887 A. C. Swinburne Locrine iv. i. 77 Our senses sink From dream to dream down deathward. 1917 D. H. Lawrence Look! We have come Through! 22 The stream of my life in the darkness Deathward set! 1934 W. Soutar Diary 26 Dec. in Diaries Dying Man (1954) 76 It is the selfhood that turns either lifeward or deathward. 1994 New York 19 Sept. 79/1 As the plot drops deathward, the tempo turns into a drumroll. C. adj. Tending towards or leading to death. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > [adjective] > towards death deathward1816 graveward1855 deathwards1880 1816 J. Jea Coll. Hymns 175 If others..chuse this deathward road; Turn to the Lord before you die. 1854 ‘G. Greenwood’ Haps & Mishaps 43 O immortal stones,..mocking..the mournful mortality, the deathward throbbing, of the brows ye encircle! 1882 A. C. Swinburne 8 Years Old in Tristram of Lyonesse 257 Sounds of dying and dawning years, Now quickened on his deathward way. 1899 Daily News 17 Oct. 8/3 A pleasant-looking, neatly-dressed woman on the deathward side of fifty. 1937 J. M. Murry Necessity of Pacifism v. 86 The individualized..belongs to the deathward movement of society. 2002 N. Tosches In Hand of Dante 165 Within him were the dead of his own life and the deathward parts of him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.adj.a1398
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