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)

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

References

The Oxford English Dictionary.

Anagrams

HAWT, hawt, thaw, what

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English wāþ and Old Norse veiðr.

Noun

wath

Alternative form of waith

Etymology 2

From Old Norse váði.

Noun

wath

Alternative form of wothe

Adjective

wath

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

(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.

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