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Etymology · Old Norse

þveit

7 English words descend from Old Norse þveit, most common first.

TwattA settlement in Birsay civil parish, Mainland, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY270242).
thwaiteA piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing.
GarthwaiteA surname from Old Norse.
HebblethwaiteA surname.
LewthwaiteA surname from Old Norse.
SwathwickA hamlet in Wingerworth parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3767).
TvedtA surname from Norwegian.