thwaite in English

IPA: /ˈθweɪ̯t/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈθwæɪ̯t/ [Australia] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thwaite.wav

[Southern-England] Forms: thwaites [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: Inherited from Middle English *thwait, a borrowing from Old Norse þveit (“paddock”). Compare Old Norse þveita (“to hurl”) (see whittle), Danish døjt (“¹⁄₁₆₀ of the gulden”, dialectal: “a small coin”), German Deut, Dutch duit. Cognate with Old English þwītan (“to thwite; cut; cut off”). Doublet of doit, and possibly of twat. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|*thwait|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English *thwait, {{inh+|en|enm|*thwait}} Inherited from Middle English *thwait, {{der|en|non|þveit|t=paddock}} Old Norse þveit (“paddock”), {{cog|non|þveita|t=to hurl}} Old Norse þveita (“to hurl”), {{frac|1|160}} ¹⁄₁₆₀, {{cog|ang|þwītan|t=to thwite; cut; cut off}} Old English þwītan (“to thwite; cut; cut off”), {{doublet|en|doit}} Doublet of doit Head templates: {{en-noun}} thwaite (plural thwaites)

Noun

Inflected forms

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"thwaite" meaning in English

Noun

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