"withershins" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Etymology: Alteration of widder- in widdershins (a borrowing from Middle Low German) after the English cognate form wither- (“against, anti-”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gml|-}} Middle Low German Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} withershins (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of widdershins (“anticlockwise”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: widdershins (extra: anticlockwise)
    Sense id: en-withershins-en-adv-3VgaHcES Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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