wath

English

Etymology

From Middle English wath, from Old Norse vað (“a ford”). Cognate with Scots wath, Swedish vad. Related to wade.

Noun

wath (plural waths)

1. (obsolete, except in dialect) A ford.
2. (obsolete) A fordable stream.

References

• The Oxford English Dictionary.

Anagrams

• HAWT, Thaw, hawt, thaw, what

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Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English wāþ and Old Norse veiðr.

Noun

wath

1. Alternative form of waith

Etymology 2

From Old Norse váði.

Noun

wath

1. Alternative form of wothe

Adjective

wath

1. Alternative form of wothe

Etymology 3

From Old Norse vað and Old English wæd, both from Proto-Germanic *wadą, from Proto-Indo-European *wadʰom.

Alternative forms

• wathe, wadth, weth

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waθ/

Noun

wath

1. (rare) A ford; a crossing through a stream.

Descendants

• English: wath (obsolete)
• Scots: wath (rare)

References

• “wath (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-12.