• Ithe

    Origin 1

    From Middle English ithe, ythe, uthe, from Old English ȳþ ("wave, billow, flood, sea, liquid, water"), from Proto-Germanic *unþiz, *unþī ("wave"), from Proto-Indo-European *unt-, *und- ("wave"), perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *awe-, *aw- ("to water, wet, moisten, flood"). Cognate with German Unde ("flood, wave"), Icelandic unnur ("wave"), Latin unda ("wave").

    Full definition of ithe

    Noun

    ithe

    (plural ithes)
    1. (obsolete) A wave.
    2. (obsolete, in the plural) Waves; the sea.

    Origin 2

    From Middle English ithen, related to Old Norse iðja ("to be active, do, perform").

    Verb

    1. (obsolete, intransitive) To thrive; flourish; prosper.----
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