widdershins

widdershins
widdershins 1510s, chiefly Scottish, originally "contrary to the course of the sun or a clock" (movement in this direction considered unlucky), probably from M.L.G. weddersinnes, lit. "against the way" (i.e. "in the opposite direction"), from widersinnen "to go against," from wider "against" (see WITH (Cf. with)) + sinnen "to travel, go," from O.H.G. sinnen, related to sind "journey" (see SEND (Cf. send)).

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  • Widdershins — (sometimes withershins, widershins or widderschynnes) means to take a course opposite that of the sun, going counterclock wise, lefthandwise, or to circle an object, by always keeping it on the left.cite book | last = Ellis | first = Peter |… …   Wikipedia

  • Widdershins — Полноформатный студийный альбом Wolfsangel Дата выпуска 10 июня 2004 года Жанр Фолк метал Пэган метал Длительность 49:01 Страна Россия …   Википедия

  • widdershins — [wid′ər shinz΄] adv. [< MLowG weddersinnes < MHG widdersinnes < wider, against (akin to WITH) + sinnes, gen. of sin, way, direction] in a direction contrary to the apparent course of the sun …   English World dictionary

  • widdershins — adverb /ˈwɪ.də.ʃɪnz/lang=en/ˈwɪ.dɚ.ʃɪnz/lang=en Anticlockwise, counter clockwise. It is unlucky to walk widdershins around a church. Ant: clockwise, deasil …   Wiktionary

  • widdershins — /ˈwɪdəʃɪnz/ (say widuhshinz) adverb Archaic 1. in a direction contrary to the apparent course of the sun. 2. in a direction contrary to the usual: *Beside his heavy shouldered team, / thirsty with drought and chilled with rain / he weathered all… …  

  • Widdershins (disambiguation) — Widdershins comes from Middle High German wider , against, and sin , way, akin to English with and send . It may refer to: * widdershins, counterclockwise (anticlockwise) when referred to as unlucky * [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14168… …   Wikipedia

  • widdershins — also withershins adverb Etymology: Middle Low German weddersinnes, from Middle High German widersinnes, from widersinnen to go against, from wider back against (from Old High German widar) + sinnen to travel, go; akin to Old High German sendan to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • widdershins — /wid euhr shinz /, adv. Chiefly Scot. withershins. * * * …   Universalium

  • widdershins — Synonyms and related words: a rebours, a reculons, against the grain, anticlockwise, arear, around, ass backwards, astern, away, back, backward, backwards, clockwise, counterclockwise, earthward, fro, head over heels, heavenward, heels over head …   Moby Thesaurus

  • widdershins — adv. anticlockwise, counterclockwise; in the direction which is opposed toto the natural course; in reverse, backwards …   English contemporary dictionary

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