over-thwartly

See also: overthwartly

Middle English

Adverb

over-thwartly

1. askew
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur, printed by William Caxton, leaf 169 verso:

     AT the Courte of kynge Arthur there cam a yonge man and bygly made, and he was rychely bysene, and he desyred to be made knyghte of the kyng but his ouer garmẽt sat ouerthwartly, how be hit, hit was ryche clothe of gold,

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