tværs

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse þvers, from Proto-Germanic *þwerhas (“across”), cognate with Swedish tvers, Swedish tvärs, Old English þwēores, Middle High German twerhes, Middle Low German dwers (adjective), Dutch dwars (adjective). An adverbial genitive of the adjective *þwerhaz (“cross, adverse”) (Danish tvær).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tvɛrs/, [ˈtˢʋ̥aɐ̯s]

Adverb

tværs

  1. across, abeam

References

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