housewardadv.

Brit.

/ˈhaʊswəd/, U.S.

/ˈhaʊswərd/

Forms: see house n.¹ and int. and -ward suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: house n.¹, -ward suffix.

Etymology: < house n.¹ + -ward suffix. Originally (in quot. 1535) probably after early modern German zum hause werts (1524 in Luther's translation of the Bible (2 Chronicles 3:13); superseded by German heimwärts homewards adv.), which is formed with †-werts (now -wärts ) -wards suffix. In later use apparently independently re-formed. Compare earlier homeward adv., homewards adv.Compare also (with added preposition te to prep.) Middle Dutch thuuswaert , thuiswaert , tusewaert , to huuswert , etc. (Dutch †te huiswaart , now superseded by huiswaarts (first half of the 19th cent.), which is formed with -waarts -wards suffix). Compare (with different suffix: see -wards suffix) Middle Low German hūswarts.

Towards the house, or a house.In early use in †to (the) houseward (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > [adverb] > towards the house

houseward1535

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Chron. iii. 13 Their face was turned to the house warde.

1846 Southern & Western Lit. Messenger & Rev. Jan. 40/1 ‘This looks like negligence,’ thought he, as he turned his steps houseward.

1876 S. Lanier Psalm of West in Poems 134 Stride again To houseward all aghast.

1889 R. L. Stevenson Master of Ballantrae v. 157 As we went houseward.

1908 R. W. Chambers Younger Set viii Eileen..strolled houseward across the lawn.

1951 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 8 Nov. 17/2 Even the little English sparrows..came to look hopefully houseward for the breadcrumbs I put out for them.

1994 J. Barth in M. Bishop Single Scene Short Stories (2007) 24 She saw him straighten his back and..look houseward.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	houseward
释义	housewardadv. Brit. /ˈhaʊswəd/, U.S. /ˈhaʊswərd/ Forms: see house n.¹ and int. and -ward suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: house n.¹, -ward suffix. Etymology: < house n.¹ + -ward suffix. Originally (in quot. 1535) probably after early modern German zum hause werts (1524 in Luther's translation of the Bible (2 Chronicles 3:13); superseded by German heimwärts homewards adv.), which is formed with †-werts (now -wärts ) -wards suffix. In later use apparently independently re-formed. Compare earlier homeward adv., homewards adv.Compare also (with added preposition te to prep.) Middle Dutch thuuswaert , thuiswaert , tusewaert , to huuswert , etc. (Dutch †te huiswaart , now superseded by huiswaarts (first half of the 19th cent.), which is formed with -waarts -wards suffix). Compare (with different suffix: see -wards suffix) Middle Low German hūswarts. Towards the house, or a house.In early use in †to (the) houseward (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > [adverb] > towards the house houseward1535 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Chron. iii. 13 Their face was turned to the house warde. 1846 Southern & Western Lit. Messenger & Rev. Jan. 40/1 ‘This looks like negligence,’ thought he, as he turned his steps houseward. 1876 S. Lanier Psalm of West in Poems 134 Stride again To houseward all aghast. 1889 R. L. Stevenson Master of Ballantrae v. 157 As we went houseward. 1908 R. W. Chambers Younger Set viii Eileen..strolled houseward across the lawn. 1951 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 8 Nov. 17/2 Even the little English sparrows..came to look hopefully houseward for the breadcrumbs I put out for them. 1994 J. Barth in M. Bishop Single Scene Short Stories (2007) 24 She saw him straighten his back and..look houseward. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1535
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