English Explanatory Dictionary

sithe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Archaic spelling of scythe.
verb
  1. Archaic spelling of scythe.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of sith.
verb
  1. To journey, travel, wayfare.
verb
  1. To sigh.
noun
  1. A sigh.
conj
  1. Alternative spelling of sith (“since”).

Pronunciation

/saɪð/

Word forms

sithe sithes sithing sithed

Etymology

From the Anglo-Saxon siġþe meaning scythe. The spelling with was influenced by unrelated Latin word scissor (“cutter”), and scindere (“to split”).

Derived words

sitheman sithingly
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