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thrawart — adjective Etymology: Middle English (Scots), alteration of Middle English fraward, froward froward Date: 15th century 1. chiefly Scottish stubborn 2. Scottish crooked … New Collegiate Dictionary
Fravashi — In Zoroastrian doctrine a fravashi (Avestan fravaši ; Middle Persian fraward , frawahr , frohar , frawash , frawaksh ) is the guardian spirit of an individual, who sends out the urvan (often translated as soul ) into the material world to fight… … Wikipedia
froward — frowardly, adv. frowardness, n. /froh weuhrd, froh euhrd/, adj. willfully contrary; not easily managed: to be worried about one s froward, intractable child. [1150 1200; ME froward, fraward. See FRO, WARD] Syn. obstinate, willful, disobedient,… … Universalium
thrawart — /thrah weuhrt/, adj. Scot. 1. obstinate or intractable. 2. twisted or crooked. Also, thraward /thrah weuhrd/. [1425 75; late ME (Scots), alter. of fraward, froward, perh. under influence of THRAW, THRAWN] * * * … Universalium
toward — prep. == on the side of; ‘toward Normandye.’ RG. 2 adv. == this way; ‘toward, fraward.’ Ps. cxviii. 8 … Oldest English Words
froward — [ frəʊəd] adjective archaic (of a person) difficult to deal with; contrary. Derivatives frowardly adverb frowardness noun Origin OE frāward leading away from, away , based on ON frá (see fro, from) … English new terms dictionary
froward — fro•ward [[t]ˈfroʊ wərd, ˈfroʊ ərd[/t]] adj. willfully contrary; not easily managed • Etymology: 1150–1200; ME froward, fraward. See fro, ward fro′ward•ly, adv. fro′ward•ness, n … From formal English to slang
thrawart — ˈthräwərt adjective Etymology: Middle English (Scots), alteration of Middle English fraward more at froward 1. chiefly Scotland : habitually disposed to opposition : stubborn, perverse … Useful english dictionary
