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Middle English
Noun
liþ
- Alternative form of lyth
Old English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *liþu, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz.
Noun
liþ m or n
- limb, member
Declension
Declension of liþ (strong u-stem)
Descendants
- Middle English: lyth, lith, lythe, lithe, lyþ, liþ, liþe, liþthe, liyþe, litht, leth, lethe
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *līþu.
Noun
līþ n
- a strong drink
Inflection
Declension of liþ (strong a-stem)