widdershins

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adverb 1.4.1 Antonyms 1.4.2 Translations

[edit] English

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[edit] Alternative forms

• withershins

[edit] Etymology

From Middle Low German weddersins, weddersinnes, from Middle High German widersinnes, from wider- (“‘wither-’”) + genitive of sin (“‘direction, way’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈwɪ.də.ʃɪnz/
• (US) IPA: /ˈwɪ.dɚ.ʃɪnz/
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[edit] Adverb

widdershins (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) The wrong way.
2. (dialectal) Anticlockwise, counter-clockwise.

   It is unlucky to walk widdershins around a church.

[edit] Antonyms

• (anticlockwise): clockwise, deasil

[edit] Translations