sithe

English

Etymology 1

Noun

sithe (plural sithes)

1. Obsolete form of scythe.

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Verb

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

1. Obsolete form of scythe.

Etymology 2

Corrupt regional pronunciation of sigh.

Verb

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

1. (dialect, dated) To sigh.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.