rereward

Middle English

/ˈrɛːr(ə)ward(ə)/

noun

Definitions

The back side of an army; the forces at the rear.
(rare) A strike from behind.

Etymology

Borrowed from rerewarde affix from Middle English rere + Middle English ward (ward, keeping).

Origin

Middle English

ward

Gloss

ward, keeping

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ward English
hrēr Old English
weard Old English
rere Middle English
rerebrace Middle English
ward Middle English
warderobe Middle English
barda Irish
rerewarde xno