athwart
From one side to the other side ofFrom one side to the other side of; across.
» Through the open door shone the hearth fire, sending out its warm red glow athwart the chilly autumn night.
Durch die offene Tür schien das Herdfeuer, seine warme, rote Glut quer gegen die kühle Herbstnacht heraussendend.
Meaning
6 sensesFrom one side to the other side of; across.
The stars moved slowly athwart the sky.
че́резčérez
Across the course or path of, so as to meet; hence (figuratively), to the attention of.
Across the course or path of, so as to oppose.
напереко́рnaperekór
(figuratively)Across; through.
(figuratively)Opposed to.
Across the line of a ship's course, or across its deck.
The damaged mainmast fell athwart the deck, destroying the ship’s boat.
Examples
1 sentencesThrough the open door shone the hearth fire, sending out its warm red glow athwart the chilly autumn night.
deDurch die offene Tür schien das Herdfeuer, seine warme, rote Glut quer gegen die kühle Herbstnacht heraussendend.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Middle English athwert, athirt, from a- (prefix meaning ‘in the direction of, toFrom Late Middle English athwert, athirt, from a- (prefix meaning ‘in the direction of, toward’) + thwert (“crosswise; (cooking) across the grain”, adverb). Thwert is derived from thwert (“crosswise, transverse; counter, opposing; contrary, obstinate, stubborn”, adjective), borrowed from Old Norse þvert (“across, athwart”), originally the neuter form of þverr (“across, transverse”), from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz (“cross; adverse”) (altered or influenced by Proto-Germanic *þweraną (“to stir; to swirl; to turn”)), from Proto-Germanic *þerh-, probably from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to spin; to turn”). The English word is analysable as a- (prefix meaning ‘in the direction of, toward’) + thwart (“placed or situated across something else”).
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