netherward en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English nitherward, from Old English niþerweard (“downward, directed downwards, turned downwards”), equivalent to nether + -ward. Cognate with Dutch neerwaarts (“netherward”), German niederwärts (“netherward”).
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to the downward or lower part of something; lower; bottom.
For the ears a noble drink, take the netherward part of radish and elecampane, the broad bishop-wort and hassuck leaves, rue and rose, savine, fever-fue; beat all together, pour over them a sextarius full of ale, ere thou touch meat.
1866, Cockayne, Leechdoms, wortcunning, and starcraft of early England:
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Lowly.
But celestial imperiousness, love, wrath, and fervour, had proved to be somewhat thrown away on netherward Egdon.
1878, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Belgravia:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more netherward | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most netherward | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |