woth

See also: woþ

Middle English

Etymology 1

From the Old Norse váði (whence the Danish vaade, the Icelandic váðe, váði, the Norwegian vaade, vaae, and the Swedish våde, vaþe, vadhe), perhaps from vá (“harm”, “disaster”), whence the Icelandic vá (“danger”).

Noun

woth

1. Alternative form of wothe

Derived terms

• haven wōth
• helle-wothes
• hit is gret wōth

• hit is no wōth
• withouten wōth
• wothes of helle

Descendants

• English: wothe

References

• “†Wothe, sb. and a.” on page 333/1 of § 3 (Wh–Wyzen; eds. Henry Bradley, William Alexander Craigie, and Charles Talbut Onions) of part ii (V–Z, 1928) of volume X (Ti–Z) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (1st ed.)
• “wōth (n.)” in the Middle English Dictionary

Etymology 2

Conjugated forms of witen (“wit”, “know”).

Verb

woth

1. Alternative spelling of woot:
   1. first-person singular present indicative of witen
   2. third-person singular present indicative of witen

References

• “Woth” on page 333/1 of § 3 (Wh–Wyzen; eds. Henry Bradley, William Alexander Craigie, and Charles Talbut Onions) of part ii (V–Z, 1928) of volume X (Ti–Z) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (1st ed.)