/nawrth"weuhrd/ ; Naut. /nawr"dheuhrd/ , adv.
1. Also, northwards . toward the north.
adj.
2. moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the north.
n.
3. the northward part, direction, or point.
Also, northwardly (for defs. 1, 2).
[ bef. 1100; ME; OE northweard. See NORTH, -WARD ]