waith
Middle English
Alternative forms
- wayth, wathe, wath
Etymology
From Old English wāþ and Old Norse veiðr, both from Proto-Germanic *waiþō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɛi̯θ/, /waːθ/
Noun
waith (plural wathes)
- The food caught after a hunt.
- (rare) Hunting as an activity.
- (rare) One's quarry when hunting.
Descendants
- English: wath (obsolete)
- Scots: waith (obsolete)
References
- “waith, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-12.
Welsh
Noun
waith
- Soft mutation of gwaith.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| gwaith | waith | ngwaith | unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||