þveit

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See also: ðveit and tveit

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *þwaitō, 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

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þveit f (genitive þveitar, plural þveitar)

  1. a clearing

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Norwegian: tveit; (dialectal) tvet
  • English: thwaite
  • Old Norman: thuit ; -tuit (in place-names)

References

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