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arseward - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
arseward (comparative more arseward, superlative most arseward). Commonwealth form of assward. Adjective. edit. arseward (comparative more arseward, ...
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arseward, adv. & adj. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the word arseward is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for arseward is from around 1386, in Almanac.
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Arseward - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
"Backward," from c. 1400, combines "arse" + "-ward," meaning directed or moving toward the rear or opposite the usual direction.
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arseward
† arseward, adv. and a. Obs. or dial. Also 5–6 ars-. [f. arse n. + -ward.] A. adv. Backward, in a contrary direction; fig. contrariwise; perversely.1401 Pol. Poems II. 64 If ȝe taken as ȝe usen arseworde this gospel. 1553 Bale Gardener's Vera Obed. Pref. H ij, Whence he can neuer escape except he co...
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arsewards, adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
OED's earliest evidence for arsewards is from 1648, in Mercurius Pragmaticus. arsewards is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arse n., ‑wards suffix ...
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ars-ward and arsward - Middle English Compendium
Forms, ars-ward adv. Also arse-word, ers(e-ward. Etymology, From ars . Definitions (Senses and Subsenses). 1. (a) Backwards; (b) wrongly.
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arse
▪ I. arse, n. Obs. in polite use. Forms: 1 ærs, ears, 1–7 ars, 4–5 ers(e, eeres, arce, 4–9 arse. [common Teut.: cf. OHG., ON., Da., Sw. ars, OFris. ers, G. arsch, OTeut. *ars-oz, cogn. w. Gr. ὄρρος, *ὄρσος.] 1. a. The fundament, buttocks, posteriors, or rump of an animal.c 1000 ælfric Gloss. in Wrig...
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assward - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From ass + -ward. Adverb. edit. assward (comparative more assward, superlative most assward). (Canada, US, informal) Ass first; backward. Quotations. edit.
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Arse - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
"buttocks, hinder part of an animal," Old English ærs "tail, rump," from Proto-Germanic *arsoz (source also of Old Saxon, Old High German, Old Norse ars, ...
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Assward Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary
Assward definition: (informal) Ass first; backward.
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ARSED Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
adjective ˈärst British slang, vulgar : concerned, bothered The downside is loss of anonymity, but I'm not arsed about that.
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