SITHE

Etymology 1

Noun

sithe (plural sithes)

Obsolete form of scythe.

Verb

sithe (third-person singular simple present sithes, present participle sithing, simple past and past participle sithed)

Obsolete form of scythe.

Etymology 2

Noun

sithe (plural sithes)

Alternative spelling of sith

Verb

sithe (third-person singular simple present sithes, present participle sithing, simple past and past participle sithed)

(obsolete) To journey, travel, wayfare.

Etymology 3

Verb

sithe (third-person singular simple present sithes, present participle sithing, simple past and past participle sithed)

(dialect, dated) To sigh.

Noun

sithe (plural sithes)

(obsolete) A sigh.

Etymology 4

Conjunction

sithe

Alternative spelling of sith

Anagrams

• Heist, Heits, Hites, Sethi, Thiès, heist, ithes, seith, shite

Source: Wiktionary


Sith, Sithe, n. Etym: [AS.

Definition: Time. [Obs.] Chaucer. And humbly thanked him a thousand sithes. Spenser.

Sithe, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Sigh.]

Definition: To sigh.

Note: [A spelling of a corrupt and provincial pronunciation.]

Sithe, n.

Definition: A scythe. [Obs.] Milton.

Sithe, v. t.

Definition: To cut with a scythe; to scythe. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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