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Sithe vs Sythe - What's the difference?

sithe | sythe |

As nouns the difference between sithe and sythe

is that sithe is obsolete form of scythe.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by unrelated Latin word {{term|scissor||cutter|lang=la}}, and {{term|scindere||to split|lang=la}} while sythe is obsolete form of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between sithe and sythe

is that sithe is obsolete form of scythe while sythe is obsolete form of lang=en.

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)

    sythe

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Verb

    • (Webster 1913)