liþe

See also: lithe and -lithe

Middle English

Noun

liþe

1. Alternative form of lyth

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *linþ(ī), from Proto-Germanic *linþaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliː.θe/, [ˈliː.ðe]

Adjective

līþe (comparative līþra, superlative līþost)

1. gentle, mild; pleasant

Declension

Declension of līþe — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	līþe	līþu, līþo	līþe
Accusative	līþne	līþe	līþe
Genitive	līþes	līþre	līþes
Dative	līþum	līþre	līþum
Instrumental	līþe	līþre	līþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	līþe	līþa, līþe	līþu, līþo
Accusative	līþe	līþa, līþe	līþu, līþo
Genitive	līþra	līþra	līþra
Dative	līþum	līþum	līþum
Instrumental	līþum	līþum	līþum

Declension of līþe — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	līþa	līþe	līþe
Accusative	līþan	līþan	līþe
Genitive	līþan	līþan	līþan
Dative	līþan	līþan	līþan
Instrumental	līþan	līþan	līþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	līþan	līþan	līþan
Accusative	līþan	līþan	līþan
Genitive	līþra, līþena	līþra, līþena	līþra, līþena
Dative	līþum	līþum	līþum
Instrumental	līþum	līþum	līþum

Descendants

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