Sithe

Full definition of sithe

Noun

1. Obsolete form of scythe. The spelling with /sc-/ was influenced by unrelated Latin word scissor ("cutter"), and scindere ("to split").
• 1669, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Samuel Simmons, Book X:"and, whatever thing the sithe of time mows down, devour unspared" - Paradise Lost, Book X

Verb

1. Obsolete form of scythe

Corrupt regional pronunciation of sigh.

Verb

1. (dialect, dated) To sigh.