þveit
Old Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *þwaitō, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *twey- (“to shake, agitate; to hurl, toss”). Compare Old Norse þveita (“to hurl”). Related to English whittle, thwite and thwaite.
Noun
editþveit f (genitive þveitar, plural þveitar)
- a clearing
Declension
edit Declension of þveit (strong ō-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þveit | þveitin | þveitar | þveitarnar |
| accusative | þveit | þveitina | þveitar | þveitarnar |
| dative | þveit | þveitinni | þveitum | þveitunum |
| genitive | þveitar | þveitarinnar | þveita | þveitanna |
Related terms
edit- þveita (“to hurl”)
Descendants
edit- Norwegian: tveit; (dialectal) tvet
- → English: thwaite
- Old Norman: thuit ; -tuit, Thuit (in place-names)
References
edit- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “whittle”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.