thwaite
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of thwaite
from Old Norse thveit paddock
Example Sentences
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O. N. ai > ē, written a, ai, ay, ei: bait, bein, bayt, blaik, dey, grane, graip, graith, heid, laif, lairet, lairing, lak, laiching, thwaite, waith, slaik, swage, raise, tha.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
The terminations by, thwaite, and thorpe, are still common in Denmark.
From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435 Volume 17, New Series, May 1, 1852 by Chambers, Robert
In Lincolnshire there are 212 by's, in Leicestershire 66, in Northampton 26; thwaite does not occur at all.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
O. N. þ initially remains in thrist, thra, thraif, tha, thir, thwaite, wan-threvin. þ > t in tytt, tangle.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
In Yorkshire there are 167 names in by and only 8 in thwaite, and 6 of these are in West Riding.
From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias
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