wath

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English wath, from Old Norse vað (“a ford”). Cognate with Scots wath, Swedish vad. Related to wade. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wæθ/ Rhymes: -æθ === Noun === wath (plural waths) (historical, England, dialect) A ford. (obsolete) A fordable stream. === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Wath”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume X, Part 2 (V–Z), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 183. === Anagrams === HAWT, Thaw, hawt, thaw, what == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English wāþ and Old Norse veiðr. ==== Noun ==== wath alternative form of waith === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse váði. ==== Noun ==== wath alternative form of wothe ==== Adjective ==== wath alternative form of wothe === Etymology 3 === From Old Norse vað and Old English wæd, both from Proto-Germanic *wadą, from Proto-Indo-European *wadʰom. ==== Alternative forms ==== wathe, wadth, weth ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /waθ/ ==== Noun ==== wath (rare) A ford; a crossing through a stream. ===== Descendants ===== English: wath (obsolete) Scots: wath (rare) ===== References ===== “wath, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 July 2018.