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Definition lithe
Etymology 1
From Middle English lithen, from Old English l?žan (“to go, travel, sail, be bereft of”), from Proto-Germanic *l?žan? (“to go, leave, suffer”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyt- (“to go, depart, die”). Cognate with North Frisian lyen, lije (“to suffer”), Dutch lijden (“to suffer, dree, abide”), German leiden (“to suffer, brook, permit”). See also lode, lead.
Verb
lithe (third-person singular simple present lithes, present participle lithing, simple past lithed or lode, past participle lithed or lidden)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To go.
Etymology 2
From Middle English lithe, from Old English l?že (“gentle, mild”), from Proto-Germanic *linžaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lentos. Akin to Saterland Frisian lied (“thin, skinny, gaunt”), Danish and archaic German lind (“mild”), Icelandic linur (“soft to the touch”). Not attested in Gothic. Some sources also list Latin lenis (“soft”) and/or Latin lentus (“supple”) as possible cognates.
Adjective
lithe (comparative lither, superlative lithest)
Etymology 3
From Middle English lithen, from Old English l?žian, l?ži?ian (“to soften, calm, mitigate, assuage, appease, be mild”), from Proto-Germanic *linžijan? (“to soften”), from Proto-Indo-European *lento- (“bendsome, resilient”). Cognate with German lindern (“to alleviate, ease, relieve”).
Verb
lithe
- (intransitive, obsolete) To become calm.
- (transitive, obsolete) To make soft or mild; soften; alleviate; mitigate; lessen; smooth; palliate.
Etymology 4
From Middle English lithen, from Old Norse hlżša (“to listen”), from Proto-Germanic *hliužijan? (“to listen”), from Proto-Indo-European *?lewe- (“to hear”). Cognate with Danish lytte (“to listen”). Related to Old English hl?ožor (“noise, sound, voice, song, hearing”), Old English hl?d (“loud, noisy, sounding, sonorous”). More at loud.
Verb
lithe (third-person singular simple present lithes, present participle lithing, simple past and past participle lithed)
Etymology 5
Origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of lewth.
Noun
lithe (plural lithes)
- (Scotland) Shelter.
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