thwaite
thwaite1词源 1
/ˈθweɪ̯t/
词源链
- 英语English
thwaite
词源说明
Inherited 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 þwītan (“to thwite; cut; cut off”). Doublet of doit, and possibly of twat.
释义
名词noun
- 1archaicA piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing.
同族词
thwaite2词源 2
释义
名词noun
- 1Alternative form of twaite.