widdersins

English

Adverb

widdersins (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of withershins
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Walter Scott to this entry?)
    “...while the challenger rode around the lists in the course of the sun — that is, from right to left — the defender made the same circuit WIDDERSINS — that is, from left to right — which is in most countries held ominous.” Excerpt From Delphi Complete Works of Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/delphi-complete-works-of-sir-walter-scott/id676473657?mt=11 This material may be protected by copyright.
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