"thwaite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /θweɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thwaite.wav [Southern-England] Forms: thwaites [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: 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: {{inh|en|enm|*thwait}} Middle English *thwait, {{der|en|non|þveit|t=paddock}} Old Norse þveit (“paddock”), {{cog|non|þveita|t=to hurl}} Old Norse þveita (“to hurl”), {{m|en|whittle}} whittle, {{m|da|døjt}} døjt, {{frac|1|160}} ¹⁄₁₆₀, {{m|de|Deut}} Deut, {{m|nl|duit}} duit, {{cog|ang|þwītan|t=to thwite; cut; cut off}} Old English þwītan (“to thwite; cut; cut off”), {{doublet|en|doit}} Doublet of doit, {{l|en|twat}} twat Head templates: {{en-noun}} thwaite (plural thwaites)
  1. (archaic) A piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing; assart Tags: archaic Related terms: thwite
    Sense id: en-thwaite-en-noun-CwdvjHk-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: thwaites [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} thwaite (plural thwaites)
  1. Alternative form of twaite Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: twaite
    Sense id: en-thwaite-en-noun-eb-Zc5X3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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