wth

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See also: WTH and wtḫ

English

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Etymology 1

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wth

Preposition

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wth

  1. (obsolete) Abbreviation of with.
    Synonyms: wt, w/, w
    • c. 1610, anonymous author, “The Election of the Prince”, in Boas Frederick Samuel, editor, The Christmas Prince, London: Malone Society, published 1923, page 3:
      [] others to make sporte wth all of this last sorte were they whome they call Fresh-menn Punies of the first yeare, []

Etymology 2

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Interjection

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wth

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging, mildly vulgar) Initialism of what the hell and what the heck.
    Alternative form: WTH
    Synonym: wtf (what the fuck)

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Preposition

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wth

  1. Contraction of with.

References

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p. 3, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864.