wothe

• vath, wath, wathe, woth, whaht, woþ, quath, quat

From Old Norse váði.

• IPA^(key): /wɔːð(ə)/
• (Northern) IPA^(key): /wɑːð(ə)/

wothe (plural wothes)

1. The condition of being liable to injury or harm; a possible harm, danger, threat, or risk.
2. The condition of being exposed to injury or harm; peril, hurt or harm; a risk, threat, or cause of harm or injury.
3. (rare) Retribution; the act of punishment.
4. (rare) Bloodlust, perfidy, maliciousness.

• wathely

• English: wothe
• Scots: wathe (obsolete)

• “wōth, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 July 2018.

wothe

1. Perilous, threatening, potentially injurious.
2. (rare) Malicious, evil, iniquitous.
3. (rare) Troubled, beset with danger.

• “wōth, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 July 2018.