waþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *waiþu (hunt, pasture, food). Cognate with German Weide (pasture) and Icelandic veiði (hunting).

Noun

wāþ f

  1. wandering
  2. hunting, chase

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative wāþ wāþa, wāþe
accusative wāþe wāþa, wāþe
genitive wāþe wāþa
dative wāþe wāþum

Descendants

  • Middle English: wathe, waith, wayth

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