| 释义 |
Definition of thwaite in English: thwaitenounθweɪt in place names A piece of wild land cleared or reclaimed for cultivation. Example sentencesExamples - It is full of fells and pikes, dales and thwaites, all old Viking words which are preserved here but not used widely elsewhere.
- The lesser topographical names like thorpe, and in Norwegian-dominated areas thwaite, were marginal settlements and clearings.
Origin Middle English: from Old Norse thveit, thveiti 'paddock', literally 'cut piece'. |