tvär

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish þvar, þvær, from Old Norse þverr, from Proto-Germanic *þwerhaz, presumably from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ-. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -æːr === Adjective === tvär across, perpendicular to the main direction (figuratively) opposite sharp, abrupt (of a change of direction) sudden, abrupt (figuratively) grumpy, stubborn (of a person who gives short, sharp answers, having "lodged themselves sideways") (slang, as an ad-hoc prefix) An intensifier. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== tvärt === References === tvär in Svensk ordbok (SO) tvär in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) tvär in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) === Anagrams === värt, ärvt