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froward

Meaningfrom

Common meaning: contrary, perverse

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)frá‘from’source
  2. Middle Englishfrowardsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsfrom → contrary, perversefroward‘contrary, perverse’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) frá ‘from’.

Roots

  • frá Old Norse (Icelandic) “from”

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