waith

Middle English

Alternative forms

wayth, wathe, wath

Etymology

From Old English wāþ and Old Norse veiðr, both from Proto-Germanic *waiþō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wɛi̯θ/, /waːθ/

Noun

waith (plural wathes)

The food caught after a hunt.
(rare) Hunting as an activity.
(rare) One's quarry when hunting.

Descendants

English: wath (obsolete)
Scots: waith (obsolete)

References

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

Welsh

Noun

waith

Soft mutation of gwaith.
Misspelling of waeth.

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