† a-traversadv.prep.
Obsolete.
A. adv.
Crosswise, sidewise.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adverb] > in transverse direction
thereoverc897
overwardc1300
acrossa1350
out-overa1400
overthwartly?a1425
a-travers1430
overcrossa1525
thwartlong1600
transversely1650
transverse1660
transversally1762
overthwart1764
athwart1879
1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy iii. xxiii And goth to him attrauerse.
1659 J. Leak tr. I. de Caus New Inventions Water-works 14 They must be soldered a travers above the great Pipes.
B. prep.
Across.
ΚΠ
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 34/4 A crosse..of sonde a travers the Angle.
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