wath

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A ford. England,dialectal,historical
    — The Romans had a bridge across the Eden near where the Caldew falls into the larger stream; had that bridge been in existence when this road or track was first made, its makers would have gone to the Roman bridge, and not to the deep and dangerous wath at Etterby. This ancient road and the ford at "Willie-of-the-Boats" were not superseded until[…]1816.
  2. A fordable stream. obsolete

词形变化

waths plural

词源

From Middle English wath, from Old Norse vað (“a ford”). Cognate with Scots wath, Swedish vad. Related to wade.
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