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German
Etymology
Mitternacht + -wärts
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪtɐnaxtˌvɛʁt͡s/
- Hyphenation: mit‧ter‧nacht‧wärts
Adverb
mitternachtwärts
- (archaic) northwards
- 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Judges 12:1 (with KJV translation)
Und die von Ephraim kamen zuhauf und gingen mitternachtwärts und sprachen zu Jephthah: Warum bist du in den Streit gezogen wider die Kinder Ammon und hast uns nicht gerufen, daß wir mit dir zögen? Wir wollen dein Haus samt dir mit Feuer verbrennen.- And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.
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