westward, westwarde

& subst. [A. S. we stew eard.] A. As adv .: Toward the west. "To urned downewarde and westewarde to the ryver of Mercea."- Fabyan : Cronycle , ch. lxxxiii. B. As subst.: The country or district lying toward the west. wět, *wete, *wetten, v. t. [A. S. wátan.] 1. Lit .: To make wet; to moisten, drench, or soak with water or other liquid; to dip or steep in a liquid. "Never a white wing wetted by the wave, Yet dared to soar." Byron: Heaven and Earth , i. 3. *2. Fig .: To moisten with drink. (1) To wet one's whistle: [WHISTLE, 8.] (2) To wet (something new ): To treat one's acquaintances to drink on the occasion of appearing for the first time in a new garment or article of apparel; as, to wet a new coat or pair of shoes.