liþ

See also: lith, lith-, Lith., -lith, lið, líth, and líð

Middle English

Noun

liþ

alternative form of lyth

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *liþu, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liθ/
Rhymes: -iθ

Noun

liþ m or n

limb, member

Declension

Strong u-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	liþ	liþa
accusative	liþ	liþa
genitive	liþa	liþa
dative	liþa	liþum

Descendants

Middle English: lyth, lith, lythe, lithe, lyþ, liþ, liþe, liþthe, liyþe, litht, leth, lethe
- English: lith
- Scots: lith

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *līþu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liːθ/
Rhymes: -iːθ

Noun

līþ n

a strong drink

Inflection

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	līþ	līþ
accusative	līþ	līþ
genitive	līþes	līþa
dative	līþe	līþum

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /liθ/
Rhymes: -iθ

Noun

liþ n

a fleet

Inflection

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	liþ	liþu
accusative	liþ	liþu
genitive	liþes	liþa
dative	liþe	liþum

References

Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “liþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.