waith
Middle English
/wɛi̯θ/
noun
Definitions
- The food caught after a hunt.
- (rare) Hunting as an activity.
- (rare) One's quarry when hunting.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English wāþ (hunt, wandering, journey, pursuit, hunting, chase) borrowed from Old Norse veiðr (hunt, chase) derived from Proto-Germanic *waiþō (pasture, food, hunt, a hunt, grassland).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*waiþō
Gloss
pasture, food, hunt, a hunt, grassland
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
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