woth
See also: woþ
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
woth
- Alternative form of wothe
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: wothe
References edit
- “†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 edit
Conjugated forms of witen (“wit”, “know”).
Verb edit
woth
- Alternative spelling of woot:
References edit
- “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.)