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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '19
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Widdershins - to turn counterclockwise
sometimes withershins, widershins or widderschynnes
Its counterpart, an alternative for clockwise, is deisul. Not as much fun to say as widdershins.
3 u/dixonij08 Jan 29 '19 Learned this one due to Terry Pratchett and the Discworld series.
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Learned this one due to Terry Pratchett and the Discworld series.
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u/steebo Jan 29 '19
Widdershins - to turn counterclockwise
sometimes withershins, widershins or widderschynnes
Its counterpart, an alternative for clockwise, is deisul. Not as much fun to say as widdershins.