hythe

See also: Hythe and hyþe

English

Alternative forms

hithe

Etymology

From Old English hȳþ.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /hʌɪð/

Noun

hythe (plural hythes)

(obsolete) a landing-place in a river; a harbour or small port
- 1954: On the bank of the Silverlode, at some distance up from the meeting of the streams, there was a hythe of white stones and white wood. By it were moored many boats and barges. — JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

References

“hythe” (US) / “hythe” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

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