a-tilt

See also: atilt

English

Alternative forms

• atilt

Etymology

a- +‎ tilt

Adverb

a-tilt (comparative more a-tilt, superlative most a-tilt)

1. With a lance.
   • 1663, Samuel Butler, Hudibras, part 1, canto 2:

     To run a-tilt at men, and wield / Their naked tools in open field;

Translations

with a lance

• Russian: с копьём напереве́с (s kopʹjóm naperevés)

Anagrams

• T-tail