skywardn.adv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈskʌɪwəd/, U.S.

/ˈskaɪwərd/

Forms:

α. 1500s– skyward.

β. 1500s skies ward.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sky n.¹, -ward suffix.

Etymology: In α. forms < sky n.¹ + -ward suffix. In β. forms < the plural of sky n.¹ + -ward suffix.With use as noun compare earlier heavenward n. With use as adverb compare earlier heavenward adv. With use as adjective compare slightly later heavenward adj.

†A. n.

to (the) skyward: towards or in the direction of the sky. Obsolete (poetic in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adverb] > towards

to skyward1582

heavenward1626

heavenwards1643

skyward1655

skywards1755

heavenwardly1848

firmamentwards1886

skywardly1893

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in upward direction > to the sky or air

upc888

aloftc1175

to skyward1582

skyward1655

skywards1755

cloudward1817

starward1818

airward1820

zenithward1835

airwards1852

cloudwards1856

skywardly1893

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 4 To skyward [L. ad sidera] his claspt hands heauelye lifting.

1586 W. Webbe tr. Virgil Aeglogue i, in Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. H.iij Swift buckes shall flie for foode to the skies ward [L. in aethere].

1607 G. Markham First Pt. First Bk. Eng. Arcadia f. 15^v Raise them [sc. her armes] aboue her heade to the Sky-ward.

1831 R. A. M'Naghten Misc. Verses ii.19 The new born butterfly, which springs To skyward.

1894 Weekly Irish Times 20 Jan. 3/5 High in spray to skyward splashed.

1906 Labor Digest Mar. 18/1 Up yonder the hills reach to skyward.

B. adv.

Towards the sky, in the direction of the sky; up into the sky. Cf. skywards adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adverb] > towards

to skyward1582

heavenward1626

heavenwards1643

skyward1655

skywards1755

heavenwardly1848

firmamentwards1886

skywardly1893

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in upward direction > to the sky or air

upc888

aloftc1175

to skyward1582

skyward1655

skywards1755

cloudward1817

starward1818

airward1820

zenithward1835

airwards1852

cloudwards1856

skywardly1893

1655 T. Harvey tr. G. B. Spagnoli Bucolicks iv. 29 I see thy Goat is lean.., and with his horned Front Sky-ward erected [L. elatis in coelum cornibus] wont to stalk in scorn.

1793 W. Wordsworth Evening Walk 17 And skyward lift, like one that prays, his hand.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 80 One glances sky-ward with affright.

1840 T. Hood Miss Kilmansegg iii, in New Monthly Mag. 60 396 The grieving Angel had skyward flown.

1884 ‘H. Collingwood’ Under Meteor Flag 33 Our hopes..began once more to soar skyward.

1931 Pop. Aviation May 31/2 The great circling course of the small plane as it sped skyward.

1985 M. Larson Pawns & Symbols viii.185 Branches reached skyward to the thick gray-green canopy.

2010 C. Dabovich Chihuahua Hill 62 I looked back and saw about a dozen people standing on the sidewalk, pointing skyward.

C. adj.

Leading to the sky; facing or moving towards the sky; heavenward.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adjective] > towards

skyward1792

heavenward1796

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable

higheOE

steepOE

heaven-highOE

highlyOE

brentc1400

hightc1480

hichty1513

procere1542

tall1548

spiringa1552

towereda1552

tower-like1552

upstretched1563

airy1565

excelse1569

haughty1570

topless1589

lofty1590

procerous1599

kiss-sky1603

skyish1604

topful?1611

aspiringc1620

sky-high1622

hiddy1632

tiptoed1632

sublime1635

towering1638

soaring1687

mountain high1693

clamberinga1717

skied1730

towery1731

pyramidic1740

skyey1750

skyward1792

skyscraping1797

exulting1798

high-reaching1827

steepling1892

high-rise1964

hi1972

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having upward direction > towards the sky or heavens

skyward1792

heavenward1796

heaven-pointing1823

1792 P. Freneau in National Gaz. (Philadelphia) 8 Mar. 412 Have some mercy on the priest, Who every Sunday sweats in black To make us steer the skyward track.

1831 W. Howitt Bk. Seasons 325 The sky-ward and inaccessible pinnacles.

1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) Proem p. vii Ere..granite wrought Its skyward impulse from earth's hearth of fire.

1935 C. Day Lewis Time to Dance & Other Poems 22 Speak up, speak up, you skyward man, Speak up and tell us true.

1977 S. Lukashevich N. F. Fedorov 137 It was this prayerful, skyward posture that accounted for primal man's physical evolution.

2009 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 23 Mar. 26 The Welsh faithful followed the ball's skyward path.

Derivatives

ˈskywardly adv. towards or in the direction of the sky.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adverb] > towards

to skyward1582

heavenward1626

heavenwards1643

skyward1655

skywards1755

heavenwardly1848

firmamentwards1886

skywardly1893

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in upward direction > to the sky or air

upc888

aloftc1175

to skyward1582

skyward1655

skywards1755

cloudward1817

starward1818

airward1820

zenithward1835

airwards1852

cloudwards1856

skywardly1893

1893 National Observer 11 Mar. 413/1 The corks have broken forth and shot skywardly.

1913 Child July 44/1 The city may be limited in physical area and built skywardly.

2001 Sunday Mirror 24 June (Personal Suppl.) 32/3 My bottom was definitely more shapely and skywardly-inclined.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	skyward
释义	skywardn.adv.adj. Brit. /ˈskʌɪwəd/, U.S. /ˈskaɪwərd/ Forms: α. 1500s– skyward. β. 1500s skies ward. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sky n.¹, -ward suffix. Etymology: In α. forms < sky n.¹ + -ward suffix. In β. forms < the plural of sky n.¹ + -ward suffix.With use as noun compare earlier heavenward n. With use as adverb compare earlier heavenward adv. With use as adjective compare slightly later heavenward adj. †A. n. to (the) skyward: towards or in the direction of the sky. Obsolete (poetic in later use). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adverb] > towards to skyward1582 heavenward1626 heavenwards1643 skyward1655 skywards1755 heavenwardly1848 firmamentwards1886 skywardly1893 the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in upward direction > to the sky or air upc888 aloftc1175 to skyward1582 skyward1655 skywards1755 cloudward1817 starward1818 airward1820 zenithward1835 airwards1852 cloudwards1856 skywardly1893 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis i. 4 To skyward [L. ad sidera] his claspt hands heauelye lifting. 1586 W. Webbe tr. Virgil Aeglogue i, in Disc. Eng. Poetrie sig. H.iij Swift buckes shall flie for foode to the skies ward [L. in aethere]. 1607 G. Markham First Pt. First Bk. Eng. Arcadia f. 15^v Raise them [sc. her armes] aboue her heade to the Sky-ward. 1831 R. A. M'Naghten Misc. Verses ii.19 The new born butterfly, which springs To skyward. 1894 Weekly Irish Times 20 Jan. 3/5 High in spray to skyward splashed. 1906 Labor Digest Mar. 18/1 Up yonder the hills reach to skyward. B. adv. Towards the sky, in the direction of the sky; up into the sky. Cf. skywards adv. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adverb] > towards to skyward1582 heavenward1626 heavenwards1643 skyward1655 skywards1755 heavenwardly1848 firmamentwards1886 skywardly1893 the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in upward direction > to the sky or air upc888 aloftc1175 to skyward1582 skyward1655 skywards1755 cloudward1817 starward1818 airward1820 zenithward1835 airwards1852 cloudwards1856 skywardly1893 1655 T. Harvey tr. G. B. Spagnoli Bucolicks iv. 29 I see thy Goat is lean.., and with his horned Front Sky-ward erected [L. elatis in coelum cornibus] wont to stalk in scorn. 1793 W. Wordsworth Evening Walk 17 And skyward lift, like one that prays, his hand. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 80 One glances sky-ward with affright. 1840 T. Hood Miss Kilmansegg iii, in New Monthly Mag. 60 396 The grieving Angel had skyward flown. 1884 ‘H. Collingwood’ Under Meteor Flag 33 Our hopes..began once more to soar skyward. 1931 Pop. Aviation May 31/2 The great circling course of the small plane as it sped skyward. 1985 M. Larson Pawns & Symbols viii.185 Branches reached skyward to the thick gray-green canopy. 2010 C. Dabovich Chihuahua Hill 62 I looked back and saw about a dozen people standing on the sidewalk, pointing skyward. C. adj. Leading to the sky; facing or moving towards the sky; heavenward. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adjective] > towards skyward1792 heavenward1796 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > great or considerable higheOE steepOE heaven-highOE highlyOE brentc1400 hightc1480 hichty1513 procere1542 tall1548 spiringa1552 towereda1552 tower-like1552 upstretched1563 airy1565 excelse1569 haughty1570 topless1589 lofty1590 procerous1599 kiss-sky1603 skyish1604 topful?1611 aspiringc1620 sky-high1622 hiddy1632 tiptoed1632 sublime1635 towering1638 soaring1687 mountain high1693 clamberinga1717 skied1730 towery1731 pyramidic1740 skyey1750 skyward1792 skyscraping1797 exulting1798 high-reaching1827 steepling1892 high-rise1964 hi1972 the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having upward direction > towards the sky or heavens skyward1792 heavenward1796 heaven-pointing1823 1792 P. Freneau in National Gaz. (Philadelphia) 8 Mar. 412 Have some mercy on the priest, Who every Sunday sweats in black To make us steer the skyward track. 1831 W. Howitt Bk. Seasons 325 The sky-ward and inaccessible pinnacles. 1848 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 3) Proem p. vii Ere..granite wrought Its skyward impulse from earth's hearth of fire. 1935 C. Day Lewis Time to Dance & Other Poems 22 Speak up, speak up, you skyward man, Speak up and tell us true. 1977 S. Lukashevich N. F. Fedorov 137 It was this prayerful, skyward posture that accounted for primal man's physical evolution. 2009 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 23 Mar. 26 The Welsh faithful followed the ball's skyward path. Derivatives ˈskywardly adv. towards or in the direction of the sky. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > sky, heavens > [adverb] > towards to skyward1582 heavenward1626 heavenwards1643 skyward1655 skywards1755 heavenwardly1848 firmamentwards1886 skywardly1893 the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in upward direction > to the sky or air upc888 aloftc1175 to skyward1582 skyward1655 skywards1755 cloudward1817 starward1818 airward1820 zenithward1835 airwards1852 cloudwards1856 skywardly1893 1893 National Observer 11 Mar. 413/1 The corks have broken forth and shot skywardly. 1913 Child July 44/1 The city may be limited in physical area and built skywardly. 2001 Sunday Mirror 24 June (Personal Suppl.) 32/3 My bottom was definitely more shapely and skywardly-inclined. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.adj.1582
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