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Sithe

//saɪð// conj, noun, verb

Definitions

Conjunction
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of sith (“since”). alt-of, alternative

    "Wherefore (O kyng) I speake as one for all, / Sithe all as one do beare you egall faith:"

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of scythe. alt-of, obsolete

    "[…]and, whatever thing the sithe of time mows down, devour unspared."

  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of sith. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    A sigh. obsolete
Verb
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of scythe. alt-of, obsolete
  2. 2
    To journey, travel, wayfare. obsolete
  3. 3
    To sigh. dated, dialectal

    "c1475, The Macro Plays, Mankindː I may both sithe and sob; this is a piteous remembrance"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

Regional pronunciation of sigh.

Etymology 4

Regional pronunciation of sigh.

Etymology 5

Clipping of sithen.

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