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Ward (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 Wards)
From 古期英語 -weard, from Proto-Germanic *wardaz, earlier *warþaz (“turned toward, in the direction of, facing”) (compare -wards, from -weardes).
Cognate with Dutch -waarts, Low German -warts, German -wärts, Icelandic -verðr, Gothic - (-wairþs), Latin vertere (“to turn”) or versus (“toward”), and Sanskrit वर्तते (vártate, “he turns”). Also related to worth (“to become”). Compare verse.
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