Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agateward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: agate-ward
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Agate; on the way; agoing; (more strictly) towards a gate.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"D.why ſo?S.He ſaith,ſhe was bougbt by perſwaſion.D.Did not you ſay You went agateward with him latelie into the countrey from bence?"
"James. — After I was made willing to go, I gave away my eſtate, and caſt out my money, and I began to make ſome preparation, as apparel and other neceſſaries; but a while after, going agateward with a friend from my own houſe, […]"
"Agateward, Love, I will not go When you shall take your leave; Wear your cockade like driven snow, And no riband on your sleeve. […]"

Etymology

From agate + -ward.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more agateward (comparative) most agateward (superlative)

Questions

What does agateward mean?: Agate; on the way; agoing; (more strictly) towards a gate.
Where does agateward come from?: From agate + -ward.

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