overthwart verb trans. [ǝʊvǝ'Ɵwɔ:t] obsolete exc. dial. LME.
[from OVERTHWART adverb & preposition.]
1. Pass or lie across; traverse, cross. LME.

2. fig.
a. Make contrary; pervert. rare. Only in LME.
b. Act in opposition to; cross, oppose; hinder, thwart. E16.

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overthwart adjective & noun. ['ǝʊvǝƟwɔ:t] obsolete exc. dial. ME.
[formed as OVERTHWART adverb.]
A. adjective.
1. Lying crosswise or across something else; transverse. ME.

2. fig. Inclined to cross or oppose; perverse, contentious, contrary, hostile. ME.

3. (Situated) opposite. M16-L17.
B. absol. as noun.
1. (A thing lying in) a transverse or cross direction. LME-M17.

2. (An) opposite point. rare. Only in L17.

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overthwart adverb & preposition. [ǝʊvǝ'Ɵwɔ:t] obsolete exc. dial. ME.
[from OVER adverb + THWART adverb.]
A. adverb.
1. From side to side, or so as to cross something; crosswise, transversely. ME.

2. fig. Amiss, perversely; contrarily; angrily. ME-M16.

3. Opposite. rare (Spenser). Only in L16.
b. preposition.
1. From side to side of; so as to cross; across. ME.

2. On the opposite side of; across, beyond, over (a path, stream, etc.). L18.

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