waith

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wɛi̯θ/, /waːθ/

Noun

waith (plural wathes)

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

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

References

Welsh

Noun

waith

  1. Soft mutation of gwaith.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
gwaith waith ngwaith unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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