hitherward
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of hitherward
before 1100; Middle English, Old English hiderward. See hither, -ward
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But soft! what messenger of speed Spurs hitherward his panting steed?
From Lady of the Lake by Moody, William Vaughn
"Come hitherward, my maidens all, And sip red wine anon,30 Till I go to my west window, And hear a birdie's moan."
From English and Scottish Ballads (volume 3 of 8) by Various
She cannot, if she would, check the tide which bears them hitherward; no defences are possible, on our vast extent of shore, that can preclude their ingress.
From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Fuller, Margaret
After the fight these sought our line, That aged harper and the girl, 135 And, having audience of the Earl, Mar bade I should purvey them steed, And bring them hitherward with speed.
From Lady of the Lake by Moody, William Vaughn
He said, "And have you come hitherward from thence only for to find me?" whereunto she said, "Yea."
From The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Pyle, Howard
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
