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 (adj), Dutch dwars (adj). An adverbial genitive of the adjective *þwerhaz (“cross, adverse”) (Danish tvær).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tvɛrs/, [ˈtˢʋ̥aɐ̯s]

Adverb

tværs

1. across, abeam

References

• “tværs” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “tværs” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog