thwite
thwite · thwites · thwited · thwiting
To cut or clip with a knifeTo cut or clip with a knife; to whittle.
/θwaɪ̯t/
Meaning
1 senses(UK, obsolete)To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle.
Origin
From Middle English thwiten, from Old English þwītan (“to cut, cut off”), from Proto-GermaFrom Middle English thwiten, from Old English þwītan (“to cut, cut off”), from Proto-Germanic *þwītaną (“to split”). See whittle, thwittle, and compare thwaite (“a piece of land”), doit (“small coin, small amount, bit”).
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Forms
thwites, thwiting, thwited, thwitedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle