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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
Adverb
tværs
- across, abeam
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