liþe

See also: lithe and -lithe

Middle English

Noun

liþe (plural liþes)

Alternative form of lyth

References

“lith (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-05.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *linþijaz, a West Germanic variant of Proto-Germanic *linþaz. Cognate with Old Saxon līthi, Old High German lindi (German lind), Norwegian linn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈliːðe/

Adjective

līþe

gentle, mild; pleasant

Declension

Weak							Strong
case	singular			plural			case	singular			plural
case	m	n	f	plural			case	m	n	f	m	n	f
nominative	līþa	līþe	līþe	līþan			nom.	līþe	līþe	līþu	līþe	līþu, -e	līþa, -e
accusative	līþan	līþe	līþan	līþan			acc.	līþne	līþe	līþe	līþe	līþu, -e	līþa, -e
genitive	līþan			līþra, līþena			gen.	līþes	līþes	līþre	līþra
dative	līþan			līþum			dat.	līþum	līþum	līþre	līþum
dative	līþan			līþum			instrumental	līþe

Descendants

Middle English: lithe, lythe
- English: lithe
- Scots: lythe, lyth

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