wathe

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English wathe, waith, wayth, from Old English wāþ (“wandering, journey; pursuit, hunt, hunting, chase”) and Old Norse veiðr (“hunt, chase”), both from Proto-Germanic *waiþō, *waiþiz (“hunt, pasture, food”), from Proto-Indo-European *weye- (“to drive”). Cognate with Dutch weide (“meadow, pasture”), German Weide (“pasture, meadow, grassland”), Icelandic veiði (“hunting”).

Noun

wathe (uncountable)

  1. The pursuit of game; hunting.
  2. Game; prey.

Etymology 2

From Middle English wathe, wothe, from Old Norse váði (“danger, injury”).

Noun

wathe (uncountable)

  1. Peril; harm; danger.
Derived terms
  • wathely

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