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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024with•er•shins (wiᵺ′ər shinz′),USA pronunciation adv. [Chiefly Scot.]- Scottish Termsin a direction contrary to the natural one, esp. contrary to the apparent course of the sun or counterclockwise: considered as unlucky or causing disaster.
Also, widdershins. Cf. deasil. - Middle High German widdersinnes, equivalent. to wider (Old High German widar) opposite (see with) + sinnes, genitive of sin way, course (cognate with Old English sīth); see send, -s1
- Middle Low German weddersin(ne)s
- 1505–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: withershins /ˈwɪðəˌʃɪnz Scottish: ˈwɪðər-/, widdershins adv chiefly Scot - in the direction contrary to the apparent course of the sun; anticlockwise
- in a direction contrary to the usual; in the wrong direction
Etymology: 16th Century: from Middle Low German weddersinnes, from Middle High German, literally: opposite course, from wider against + sinnes, genitive of sin course |