Talk:lithe

RFV discussion: November–December 2022

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lithe

Rfv-sense: "to go". According to the OED and MED, not attested in this sense after the Early Middle English period; should be moved to liþen (forms with <th> are apparently not attested; both weak liþen and strong laþ are attested). Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 06:11, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

RFV-failed This, that and the other (talk) 12:55, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

Pronunciation

Also occasionally /lɪθ/ with the same vowel as lissom, e.g. 8:38, 4:41 (sometimes even /liθ/, 2:50:42). - -sche (discuss) 14:30, 1 April 2024 (UTC)