Middle English Dictionary Entry
thwert n.
Entry Info
| Forms | thwert n. Also thurte. |
| Etymology | From thwert adj. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. athwert adv. & overthwert n.
1.
In phrase: in ~, crosswise.
Associated quotations
- a1475 Godstow Reg.(Rwl B.408)374/21 : Richard..delyuered to Symon Balehorne his one acre..the which lieth in the feld that is I-called Brademore and strecchith hit-self in thurte ouer the feld [L in transverso campi], in length, toward the southe and towarde the northe.