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Mithe vs Sithe - What's the difference?

mithe | sithe |

As verbs the difference between mithe and sithe

is that mithe is (obsolete) to avoid; shun; evade while sithe is or sithe can be (dialect|dated) to sigh.

As a noun sithe is

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mithe

English

Verb

(mith)
  • (obsolete) To avoid; shun; evade.
  • (obsolete) To escape the notice of.
  • (obsolete) To conceal; dissemble (feelings, etc.).
  • (obsolete) To remain concealed; escape notice; hide one's thoughts or feelings.

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

    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)