hythe

English

Etymology

Old English hȳþ.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /hʌɪð/

Noun

hythe (plural hythes)

1. (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

Alternative forms

• hithe