- æftanweard
- adj behind, in the rear, following, coming after
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
æftanweard
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afterward — (adv.) O.E. æftanweard, from æftan after (see AFT (Cf. aft)) + weard suffix indicating direction (see WARD (Cf. ward)); nautical use as aftward, then expanded by influence of after; variant AFTERWARDS (Cf. afterwards) shows adverbial genitive … Etymology dictionary
