thwaite

English

Etymology

Old Norse þveit (“paddock”), compare Old Norse þveita (“to hurl”) (see whittle), Danish døjt (“1/160 of the gulden”, dialectal: “a small coin”), English doit, German Deut.

Noun

thwaite (plural thwaites)

1. (archaic) A piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing; assart

Anagrams

• waiteth