thwaite

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /θweɪt/ Rhymes: -eɪt ==== Noun ==== thwaite (plural thwaites) (archaic) A piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing. Synonyms: riding, royd (dialectal), assart Coordinate terms: glade, meadow, clearcut ===== Related terms ===== thwite === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== thwaite (plural thwaites) Alternative form of twaite. === References === “thwaite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === waiteth