hitherward

American  

[hith-er-werd] / ˈhɪð ər wərd /

Or hitherwards

adverb

1. hither.

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Etymology

Origin of hitherward

before 1100; Middle English, Old English hiderward. See hither, -ward

Example Sentences

Sometimes they rode northward to the main trail in hope of sighting some prairie schooner coming hitherward, but not once that season did the trail hold a human being for them.

From Winning the Wilderness by Marchand, J. N.

Lieutenant Junkins, of Jackson's Staff, losing his way, Sergeant Day and an Indiana Corporal beckoned to him to come hitherward.

From The history of Company C, Seventh Regiment, O.V.I by Wilder, Theodore

We three, when we had heard of the approach Of the rich caravan, mounted our steeds, And galloped hitherward.

From The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise by Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim

Beloved also is that bird, only not as a bird which flies away but rather as a bird which flies hitherward.

From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

For, like yourself, I love the sport, And 'twas this sparkling stream which brought Out hitherward my feet.

From The Anglican Friar and the Fish which he Took by Hook and by Crook by Novice, A.