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jailward en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English jail Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English jailward From jail + -ward.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Toward jail.
    • So they pursued their journey jailward along the old road through the woods. 2013, Tales from a Gas-Lit Graveyard:

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