þveit
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Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *þwaitą, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *tweys- (“to shake, agitate; to hurl, toss”). Compare Old Norse þveita (“to hurl”). Related to English whittle, thwite and thwaite.
Noun[edit]
þveit n (genitive þveits, plural þveit)
- a clearing
Declension[edit]
Declension of þveit (strong a-stem)
Related terms[edit]
- þveita (“to hurl”)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “whittle”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.