different between thwite vs thwaite

English

Etymology

From Middle English thwiten, from Old English þw?tan (“to cut, cut off”), from Proto-Germanic *þw?tan? (“to split”). See whittle, and compare thwaite (“a piece of land”), doit (“small coin, small amount, bit”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?t

Verb

thwite (third-person singular simple present thwites, present participle thwiting, simple past and past participle thwited)

1. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle.

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Anagrams

• Hewitt, tewhit

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 þw?tan (“to thwite; cut; cut off”). Doublet of doit, and possibly of twat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?we?t/

Noun

thwaite (plural thwaites)

1. (archaic) A piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing; assart

Related terms

• thwite

Etymology 2

Noun

thwaite (plural thwaites)

1. Alternative form of twaite

Anagrams

• waiteth