English
Alternative spellings
widdershins
Etymology
(with' er shinz) [Icelandic. vither, against(cp. Danish and Swedish. veder, Anglo Saxon. wither, Dutch. weder, German. wieder), Icelandic, sinni, walk, movement, cogn. with Anglo Saxaon. sith].
Adverb
withershins
- Anti-clockwise, in the contrary direction, especially to the left or opposite to the direction of the sun.
Antonyms
deiseal
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