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 [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “tvär”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “tvär”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === värt, ärvt