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Sithe vs Nithe - What's the difference?

sithe | nithe |

As nouns the difference between sithe and nithe

is that sithe is while nithe is (obsolete) envy; hatred.

As a verb sithe

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

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)

    nithe

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Envy; hatred.

    • Related terms

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