widdershins
wid·der·shins
The wrong wayThe wrong way.
UK/ˈwɪ.də.ʃɪnz/US/ˈwɪ.dɚ.ʃɪnz/
Meaning
2 senses(Scotland, not comparable)The wrong way.
(archaic, not comparable)Anticlockwise, counter-clockwise.
It is unlucky to walk widdershins around a church.
gegen den Uhrzeigersinn
против часово́й стрелкиprotiv časovój strelki, противосолоньprotivosolonʹ
Translations
2 languagesРусский
anticlockwise, counter-clockwise:
Deutsch
anticlockwise, counter-clockwise:
Origin
First use appears c. 1513, from Middle Low German weddersins (also wēder-, -sinnes), fromFirst use appears c. 1513, from Middle Low German weddersins (also wēder-, -sinnes), from wed(d)der- (“wither-, against, opposite”) + genitive of sin (“direction, way”).
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