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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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