different between twaite vs thwaite

twaite

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /twe?t/

Noun

twaite (plural twaites)

  1. (dialectal) A fish, the twaite shad, Alosa fallax

Anagrams

  • atwite

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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 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

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