wath
English
Etymology
From Middle English wath, from Old Norse vað (“a ford”). Cognate with Scots wath, Swedish vad. Related to wade.
Noun
wath (plural waths)
- (obsolete, except in dialect) A ford.
- (obsolete) A fordable stream.
References
- The Oxford English Dictionary.
Anagrams
- HAWT, 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 2018-07-12.