überzwerch
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German überzwerch (15th century; cp. übertwerch). See über and zwerch.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]überzwerch (strong nominative masculine singular überzwercher, not comparable)
- crossed, (turned) crosswise; turned, especially in an inappropriate way
- die 22–23° überzwerch geostete, einschiffige Kirche in Watzenborn-Steinberg
- the single-nave church in Watzenborn-Steinberg, turned 22–23° too far east (rather than being turned to true east)
- (regional, of people) crotchety
- (heraldry) fesswise; turned sideways
Further reading
[edit]- “überzwerch” in Duden online; “überzwerch” in Duden online