overthwart
overthwart · more overthwart · most overthwart
From side to sideFrom side to side.
/əʊvəˈθwɔːt/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)From side to side.
Origin
From Middle English overthwart, overthwert, overtwert, overquert, overwhart, equivalent toFrom Middle English overthwart, overthwert, overtwert, overquert, overwhart, equivalent to over- + thwart. Compare Dutch overdwaars (“across”), Danish overtvært (“across”).
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Forms
more overthwart, most overthwart| Comparative | more overthwart Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most overthwart |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form