toweard tid

Old English

Etymology

tōweard (“towards, future”) + tīd (“time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːˌwæ͜ɑrd tiːd/, [ˈtoːˌwæ͜ɑrˠd tiːd]

Noun

tōweard tīd f

1. (grammar) future tense
   • c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice

     Futurm tempus ys tōweard tīd

     The future tense is tōweard tīd [in Old English]

Related terms

• tīd
• andweard tīd
• forþġewiten tīd