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Sith vs Sithe - What's the difference?

sith | sithe |

As a preposition sith

is since.

As a noun sithe is

obsolete form of scythe. The spelling with /sc-/ was influenced by unrelated Latin word {{term|scissor||cutter|lang=la}}, and {{term|scindere||to split|lang=la}}.

As a verb sithe is

obsolete form of scythe.

sith

English

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • (archaic) since.
  • * 1602 : , act 2 scene 2 lines 6-7
    • Sith nor th'exterior nor the inward man / Resembles that it was.
  • * Latimer
    • We need not fear them, sith Christ is with us.

    Anagrams

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    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)