Toward the forest; in the direction of the forest.
Compound of 'forest' and '-wards' suffix (from Old English '-weard'), which indicates direction. Similar to 'homeward' or 'seaward,' it specifies movement in relation to a landmark.
The '-wards' suffix is disappearing from English—we rarely use 'skywards' or 'churchwards' anymore in modern writing, making older directional words like 'forestwards' charming relics of more poetic geography.
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