Swinithwaite
Early-attested site in the Parish of West Witton
Historical Forms
- Swiningethwait, Swiningtweit 1202 FF
- Suiningetheyt 1220 Ass
- Swynigt(h)wayt 1295 YI 1301 LS
- Swynythwayt 1315 Riev
Etymology
The first element may be the patronymic found in OSwed Swiningæ (Hellquist, ON på -inge s.n.) or a noun found in the ONorw p.n. Svinningen from ON svíðningr (cf. ON svíða 'to burn,' NG i. 71), hence 'place cleared by burning.' Cf. Swinsow 145supra . v. þveit .