"selfward" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: self + -ward Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|self|ward}} self + -ward Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} selfward (not comparable)
  1. Towards oneself. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-selfward-en-adj-lKT0wgfH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ward Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ward: 50 50

Adverb

Etymology: self + -ward Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|self|ward}} self + -ward Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} selfward (not comparable)
  1. Towards oneself. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-selfward-en-adv-lKT0wgfH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ward Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ward: 50 50

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