woth

See also: woþ

Middle English

Etymology 1

From the Old Norse váði (whence the Danish vaade, the Icelandic váðe, váði, the Norwegian vaade, vaae, and the Swedish våde, vaþe, vadhe), perhaps from vá (“harm”, “disaster”), whence the Icelandic vá (“danger”).

Alternative forms

quat, quaþe, vath, vathe, waghe, waith, wath, wathe, waþe, wauhte, wayth, whaht, woche, woht, wothe

Noun

wōth (plural wothes)

The condition of being exposed to or liable to injury or harm; danger, peril; hurt or harm; a cause of harm or injury.

Derived terms

haven wōth
helle-wothes
hit is gret wōth

hit is no wōth
withouten wōth
wothes of helle

Descendants

English: wothe

References

“†Wothe, sb. and a.” on page 333/1 of § 3 (Wh–Wyzen; eds. Henry Bradley, William Alexander Craigie, and Charles Talbut Onions) of part ii (V–Z, 1928) of volume X (Ti–Z) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (1st ed.)
“wōth (n.)” in the Middle English Dictionary

Etymology 2

Conjugated forms of witen (“wit”, “know”).

Verb

woth

Alternative spelling of woot:
1. first-person singular present indicative of witen
2. third-person singular present indicative of witen

References

“Woth” on page 333/1 of § 3 (Wh–Wyzen; eds. Henry Bradley, William Alexander Craigie, and Charles Talbut Onions) of part ii (V–Z, 1928) of volume X (Ti–Z) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (1st ed.)

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