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· Proto-Germanic
*þweraną
2 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*þweraną
, most common first.
athwart
From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
twire
To glance shyly or slyly; look askance; make eyes; leer; peer; pry.