me-wardadv.

Brit.

/ˈmiːwəd/, U.S.

/ˈmiwərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: me pron.¹, -ward suffix.

Etymology: < me pron.¹ + -ward suffix. See also me-wards adv.In early use to and (-)ward form a compound preposition governing the interposed pronoun (see discussion s.v. -ward suffix 4, and compare -ward suffix 6c).

†1. to meward: to me, towards me. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

c1300 (?c1225) King Horn (Cambr.) (1901) 1117 (MED) Quen so hende, Tomeward [v.r. to me hydeward] þu wende.

a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (1987) iv. 1666 So trewe I have yow founde That ay honour to-meward shal rebounde.

c1450 (c1425) St. Christina 120 I sawe oure lorde..wele apayed to me-warde.

1738 J. Wesley Dear Lord, my Thankful Heart (hymn) iii Thine Eyes to me-ward ever turn.

1830 S. T. Coleridge Let. (1895) II. 754 An anxious friend and tender sister to me-ward!

2. Without preposition: towards me; in my direction. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1849 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 74 The eyes starting out of them me-ward.

1882 A. C. Swinburne Tristram of Lyonesse 87 Alas! to these men only grace, to these, Lord, whom thy love draws Godward, to thy knees—I, can I draw thee me-ward, can I seek, Who love thee not, to love me?

1917 E. Wharton Let. 4 Feb. (1988) 390 Please tilt me-ward by return of post.

1959 W. Golding Free Fall iv. 82 If she would only be and meward if she would be by me and for me and for nothing else.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	me-ward
释义	me-wardadv. Brit. /ˈmiːwəd/, U.S. /ˈmiwərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: me pron.¹, -ward suffix. Etymology: < me pron.¹ + -ward suffix. See also me-wards adv.In early use to and (-)ward form a compound preposition governing the interposed pronoun (see discussion s.v. -ward suffix 4, and compare -ward suffix 6c). †1. to meward: to me, towards me. Obsolete. ΚΠ c1300 (?c1225) King Horn (Cambr.) (1901) 1117 (MED) Quen so hende, Tomeward [v.r. to me hydeward] þu wende. a1425 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (1987) iv. 1666 So trewe I have yow founde That ay honour to-meward shal rebounde. c1450 (c1425) St. Christina 120 I sawe oure lorde..wele apayed to me-warde. 1738 J. Wesley Dear Lord, my Thankful Heart (hymn) iii Thine Eyes to me-ward ever turn. 1830 S. T. Coleridge Let. (1895) II. 754 An anxious friend and tender sister to me-ward! 2. Without preposition: towards me; in my direction. Now rare. ΚΠ 1849 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 74 The eyes starting out of them me-ward. 1882 A. C. Swinburne Tristram of Lyonesse 87 Alas! to these men only grace, to these, Lord, whom thy love draws Godward, to thy knees—I, can I draw thee me-ward, can I seek, Who love thee not, to love me? 1917 E. Wharton Let. 4 Feb. (1988) 390 Please tilt me-ward by return of post. 1959 W. Golding Free Fall iv. 82 If she would only be and meward if she would be by me and for me and for nothing else. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.c1300
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