overthwart
The origin and history of overthwart.
Etymology
Came from Middle English overthwart, overthwert, overtwert, overquert, overwhart, equivalent to over- plus thwart. Compare Dutch overdwaars (“across”) and Danish overtvært (“across”).
The origin and history of overthwart.
Came from Middle English overthwart, overthwert, overtwert, overquert, overwhart, equivalent to over- plus thwart. Compare Dutch overdwaars (“across”) and Danish overtvært (“across”).
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