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Hithe vs Sithe - What's the difference?

hithe | sithe |

As nouns the difference between hithe and sithe

is that hithe is (obsolete) a landing-place in a river; a harbour or small port while sithe is .

As a verb sithe is

or sithe can be (dialect|dated) to sigh.

hithe

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) a landing-place in a river; a harbour or small port

    • Alternative forms

    * hythe

    sithe

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • .
  • * 1669 , , Paradise Lost , Samuel Simmons, Book X:
    • "and, whatever thing the sithe of time mows down, devour unspared" - Paradise Lost, Book X

    Verb

    • Etymology 2

    Corrupt regional pronunciation of sigh.

    Verb

  • (dialect, dated) To sigh.
    • (Webster 1913)