Meanings
thwaite1
plural thwaites
- archaicA piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing.
thwaite2
Thwaite3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA piece of forest land cleared for agriculture or habitation; a clearing.
Origin
thwaite · noun
- Old Norseþveit“paddock”
- Middle English*thwait
- Englishthwaite
Inherited from Middle English *thwait, a borrowing from Old Norse þveit (“paddock”). Compare Old Norse þveita (“to hurl”) (see whittle), Danish døjt (“¹⁄₁₆₀ of the gulden”, dialectal: “a small coin”), German Deut, Dutch duit. Cognate with Old English þwītan (“to thwite; cut; cut off”). Doublet of doit, and possibly of twat.
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Full word history & related roots →Thwaite · proper noun
- Old Norseþveit“paddock”
- EnglishThwaite
Habitational surname from any of several small villages in England, ultimately from Old Norse þveit (“paddock”).
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Rhymes with thwaite
Cite this entry
thwaite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thwaite
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