þveit
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Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *þwaitą, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *twey- (“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.