English Explanatory Dictionary

wath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ford.
  2. A fordable stream.
name
  1. Ellipsis of Wath upon Dearne: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4300).
  2. A hamlet in Ravenstonedale parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY6805).
  3. A village and civil parish (served by Wath and Norton Conyers Parish Council) north of Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough, also known as Wath-by-Rippon (OS grid ref SE3277).
  4. A hamlet, also known as Wath-in-Nidderdale, in Fountains Earth parish and High and Low Bishopside parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE1467).
  5. A hamlet in Hovingham parish, North Yorkshire, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6775).

Pronunciation

/wæθ/

Word forms

wath waths

Etymology

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

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