"waith" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /wæi̯θ/, /waːθ/ Forms: wathes [plural], wayth [alternative], wathe [alternative], wath [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English wāþ and Old Norse veiðr, both from Proto-Germanic *waiþō. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wāþ}} Old English wāþ, {{bor|enm|non|veiðr}} Old Norse veiðr, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*waiþō}} Proto-Germanic *waiþō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} waith, {{enm-noun|pl=wathes}} waith (plural wathes)
  1. The food caught after a hunt.
    Sense id: en-waith-enm-noun-nyhaoARY Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Hunting, Meats Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 38 37 Disambiguation of Hunting: 15 42 43 Disambiguation of Meats: 22 39 39
  2. (rare) Hunting as an activity. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-waith-enm-noun-96V-NFgX Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Hunting, Meats Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 38 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 51 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 51 43 Disambiguation of Hunting: 15 42 43 Disambiguation of Meats: 22 39 39
  3. (rare) One's quarry when hunting. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-waith-enm-noun-asQKt8xC Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Hunting, Meats Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 38 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 51 43 Disambiguation of Hunting: 15 42 43 Disambiguation of Meats: 22 39 39

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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            "2": "wath"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "obsolete"
          },
          "expansion": "(obsolete)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: wath (obsolete)"
    },
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
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          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: waith (obsolete)"
    }
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      "args": {
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        "2": "non",
        "3": "veiðr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse veiðr",
      "name": "bor"
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      "name": "der"
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      "form": "wathes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wayth",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "Hunting as an activity."
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        "(rare) Hunting as an activity."
      ],
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        "One's quarry when hunting."
      ],
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        "(rare) One's quarry when hunting."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/wæi̯θ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/waːθ/"
    }
  ],
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    "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "veiðr"
      },
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    },
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    }
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    {
      "form": "wathes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wayth",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wathe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wath",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The food caught after a hunt."
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Hunting as an activity."
      ],
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        "(rare) Hunting as an activity."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    },
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        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
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        "One's quarry when hunting."
      ],
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        "(rare) One's quarry when hunting."
      ],
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        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/wæi̯θ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/waːθ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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