Deiseal

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  • n. Motion towards the right, in the direction of the hands of a clock or of the apparent motion of the sun; a turning in this direction.
  • ad. Righthandwise; clockwise; sunwise.
  • interjection. A deprecation meaning May it go right, said to someone who sneezes or swallows something awry.
    • Word Usage
    "Round every house the hide-clad man used to run thrice deiseal, that is, according to the course of the sun, so as to keep the house on his right hand; while the others pursued him, beating the hide with their staves and thereby making a loud noise like the beating of a drum."
    Antonym
    withershins    widdershins   
    Cross Reference
    bless you    gesundheit    God bless you   
    Unknown
    diesel    dismal    distal   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    righthandwise    clockwise    sunwise   
     
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