þweorh-

See also: þweorh

Old English

Alternative forms

  • þwerh-, þwyrh-, þwēor-, þwȳr-

Etymology

From Old English þweorh "cross, opposed"

Prefix

þweorh-

  1. cross; crooked, opposed, counter-
    þwēortīeme "contentious, gainward, opposed"
    þweorhfuru "a cross-furrow"
  2. perverse, depraved
    þwēorscipe "perversity, depravity, iniquity"
  3. resolute
    þweorhtimbre "resolutely built"
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