lyth

Albanian

Alternative forms

lyeth

Etymology

Diminutive in -th of lyer (“bedaubed, stained”), participle of lyej (“to daub, smear”).[1] Similar formation in synonym lyrdhëz, from lyr (“to make greasy, oily; stain, make dirty”).

Noun

lyth m (indefinite plural lytha, definite singular lythi, definite plural lythat)

Synonyms

(wart, mole): lez, lyrdhëz, yll
(callus): kallo
(defect): cen

Derived terms

lythet
lythët

References

Orel, Vladimir (1998), “lyth”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 237

Middle English

Alternative forms

lith, lythe, lithe, lyþ, liþ, liþe, liþthe, liyþe, litht, leth, lethe

Etymology 1

From Old English liþ (“limb, member, joint, point”)

Noun

lyth (plural lythes)

A point in the body where bones meet; a joint.
A limb.
(by extension) A part of something.

Descendants

English: lith
Scots: lith

References

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

Etymology 2

Noun

lyth (plural lythis)

Alternative form of light

References

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

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[1] Orel, Vladimir (1998), “lyth”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 237