Lith. Definition
(UK dialectal) A joint; a segment or symmetrical part or division.
Other Word Forms of Lith.
Noun
Origin of Lith.
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From Middle English lith, lyth, from Old English liþ (“limb, member, joint, tip of finger, point"), from Proto-Germanic *liþuz (“limb"), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)lAi- (“to bend"). Cognate with Scots lith (“part of the body, joint"), West Frisian lid (“part of the body, member"), Dutch lid (“limb, member, section"), Middle High German lit (“limb, member"), Swedish led (“joint, link, channel"), Icelandic liður (“item"), Dutch lid (“part of the body; member") and gelid (“joint, rank, file"), German Glied (“limb, member, link").
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English *lith, from Old Norse hlið (“a gap, gate, space"), from Proto-Germanic *hliþą (“door, lid, eyelid"), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“to conceal, hide"). Cognate with Norwegian dialectal lid, led (“an opening in a fence"), Scots lith (“a gap in a fence, gate opening"), Old English hlid (“lid, covering, door, gate, opening"). More at lid.
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English lith, lyth (“owndom"), from Old Norse lýðr (“people, lede"), from Proto-Germanic *liudiz (“men, people"), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)lewedÊ°- (“man, people"). Cognate with Dutch lieden and lui, German Leute (“people"), Old English lÄ“ode (“people"). More at lede.
From Wiktionary
From Greek lithos stone
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Fr -lithe < Gr lithos, stone
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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