Thone

Alternative forms

• thoan
• thooan, thwooan South Lancashire

Origin

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

Full definition of thone

Adjective

1. (dialectal) damp; moist; wet; soft from dampness.

Derived terms

• thone-corn
• thone-wheat
• thoney/thony
• thonish