>From the AH online dictionary...
wid·der·shins (w¹d“…r-sh¹nz”) or with·er·shins (w¹th“-) adv. In a contrary
or counterclockwise direction: “The coracle whirled round, clockwise, then
widdershins” (Anthony Bailey). [Middle Low German weddersinnes, from Middle
High German widersinnes : wider, back (from Old High German widar; see wi-
below) + sinnes, in the direction of (from sin, direction, from Old High
German; see sent- below).]
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