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tó-weard

  • adjective
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Grammar
tó-weard, adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§557; §559; §584; §637;
used attributively,
in an indefinite sense,
future, that is to come
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of the near future,
about to come, coming, at hand, approaching
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used predicatively,
referring to future circumstances, toward as in Shakespere, e. g. What might be
toward, that this sweaty haste Doth make the night joint labourer with the day, Hamlet i. I.
(that is) to happen or be some time or other, (that is)
to come
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about to happen, (that is) to come soon, imminent, impending
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where the time is fixed,
to take place, come to pass
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marking motion, coming towards a place,
approaching, about to come
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marking position, with the face towards a person,
facing
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used appositively,
referring to future events,
where the futurity is indefinite
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of an immediate future
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marking motion
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Etymology
[O. Sax. tó-ward.]
Linked entries
v.  tó-ward.
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  • tó-weard, adj.