thone

adj
/θəʊn/

Etymology

From Middle English *thon, from Old English þān (“moist, damp, wet; having water, watered, irrigated”), from Proto-West Germanic *þain, from Proto-Germanic *þainaz (“moist”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to melt, flow”). Cognate with Scots thane, thain (“moist, damp”). Related to thaw.

  1. derived from *teh₂-
  2. inherited from *þainaz
  3. inherited from *þain
  4. inherited from þan
  5. inherited from *thon

Definitions

  1. damp

    damp; moist; wet; soft from dampness.

  2. Contraction of the one.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA