againwards

Meanings

1. 1
   prep

   toward; in the direction facing a person or place, in archaic or northern dialect use

   The old sailor set off againwards home before the evening meal.

2. 2
   adv

   back or in the opposite direction; conversely, in obsolete use

   The messenger turned againwards when the road proved impassable.

From Middle English agaynward, ayenward, formed from again + the directional suffix -ward; the adverbial -s produced againwards. Older senses included back, in return, and conversely, while northern English dialect preserved a prepositional sense meaning toward.

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