thwaite
thwaite · thwaites
A piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitationA piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing.
/ˈθweɪ̯t/
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)A piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English *thwait, a borrowing from Old Norse þveit (“paddock”). CompaInherited 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.
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plural: thwaitesSynonyms
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