What does "sithe" mean?
Sithe: Time. [Obs.] Chaucer. And humbly thanked him a thousand sithes. Spenser.
Additional senses
- 2.To sigh. Note: [A spelling of a corrupt and provincial pronunciation.]
- 3.A scythe. [Obs.] Milton.
- 4.To cut with a scythe; to scythe. [Obs.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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