acros

Middle English

Alternative forms

a-croiz, a-creoyz, a-cros, a-crosse
o cros, o croice

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman an croiz, with ME variants on ~.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈkrɔs/

Adverb

acros

In the shape of a cross.
In a crossed position.
From one side to the other.

Descendants

English: across
Scots: acroass

References

“acrois, phrase & adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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