siþ

See also: sith, sìth, and síð

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siːθ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *sīþuz. Cognate with Old High German sīd and Old Norse síðr.

Adjective

sīþ (comparative sīþra, superlative sīþmest)

1. late

Declension

Declension of sīþ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sīþ	sīþ	sīþ
Accusative	sīþne	sīþe	sīþ
Genitive	sīþes	sīþre	sīþes
Dative	sīþum	sīþre	sīþum
Instrumental	sīþe	sīþre	sīþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sīþe	sīþa, sīþe	sīþ
Accusative	sīþe	sīþa, sīþe	sīþ
Genitive	sīþra	sīþra	sīþra
Dative	sīþum	sīþum	sīþum
Instrumental	sīþum	sīþum	sīþum

Declension of sīþ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sīþa	sīþe	sīþe
Accusative	sīþan	sīþan	sīþe
Genitive	sīþan	sīþan	sīþan
Dative	sīþan	sīþan	sīþan
Instrumental	sīþan	sīþan	sīþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sīþan	sīþan	sīþan
Accusative	sīþan	sīþan	sīþan
Genitive	sīþra, sīþena	sīþra, sīþena	sīþra, sīþena
Dative	sīþum	sīþum	sīþum
Instrumental	sīþum	sīþum	sīþum

Adverb

sīþ

1. late

Preposition

sīþ

1. after

Conjunction

sīþ

1. after

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sinþaz. Cognate with Old Saxon sīð, Old High German sind, sint, Old Norse sinn (Icelandic sinni), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (sinþs). The root is a variant of the ancestor of sendan.

Noun

sīþ m (nominative plural sīþas)

1. journey, movement

   Brim berstende blodegesan hweop sæmanna sið ― the bursting ocean had threatened the seamen’s journey with blood-fear. (Junius Exodus)

2. time, occasion

   ða wæs forma sið deorum madme þæt his dom alæg ― that was the first time for the precious treasure that its renown failed. (Beowulf 1527)

Declension

Declension of siþ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sīþ	sīþas
accusative	sīþ	sīþas
genitive	sīþes	sīþa
dative	sīþe	sīþum

Derived terms

• ġesīþ
• sīþfæt
• wīdsīþ

Descendants

• Middle English: sith
  • English: sith