"lith" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /liθ/ [UK] Forms: liths [plural], lythe [alternative]
Rhymes: -iθ Etymology: From Middle English lith, lyth, from Old English liþ (“limb, member, joint, tip of finger, point”), from Proto-Germanic *liþuz (“limb”), of unknown origin. 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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|lith}} Middle English lith, {{der|en|ang|liþ||limb, member, joint, tip of finger, point}} Old English liþ (“limb, member, joint, tip of finger, point”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*liþuz||limb}} Proto-Germanic *liþuz (“limb”), {{cog|sco|lith||part of the body, joint}} Scots lith (“part of the body, joint”), {{cog|fy|lid||part of the body, member}} West Frisian lid (“part of the body, member”), {{cog|nl|lid||limb, member, section}} Dutch lid (“limb, member, section”), {{cog|gmh|lit||limb, member}} Middle High German lit (“limb, member”), {{cog|sv|led||joint, link, channel}} Swedish led (“joint, link, channel”), {{cog|is|liður||item}} Icelandic liður (“item”), {{cog|nl|lid||part of the body; member}} Dutch lid (“part of the body; member”), {{cog|de|Glied||limb, member, link}} German Glied (“limb, member, link”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lith (plural liths)
  1. (UK dialectal) A limb; any member of the body. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-lith-en-noun-C2aH1WLZ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 12 27 1 12 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 17 11 16 1 11 17 3 3 5 4 1 1 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 9 21 1 9 15 2 2 4 4 1 1 2 3 3
  2. (UK dialectal) A joint; a segment or symmetrical part or division. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-lith-en-noun-4bKqwKrZ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 12 27 1 12 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 17 11 16 1 11 17 3 3 5 4 1 1 2 3 4
  3. (Scotland) A segment of an orange, or similar fruit. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-lith-en-noun-D2kNoCeK Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 12 27 1 12 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 17 11 16 1 11 17 3 3 5 4 1 1 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 9 21 1 9 15 2 2 4 4 1 1 2 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lithy
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /liθ/ [UK]
Rhymes: -iθ Etymology: From Middle English lith, lyth (“owndom”), from Old Norse lýðr (“people, lede”), from Proto-Germanic *liudiz (“men, people”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“man, people”). Cognate with Dutch lieden and lui, German Leute (“people”), Old English lēode (“people”). More at lede. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|lith}} Middle English lith, {{der|en|non|lýðr||people, lede}} Old Norse lýðr (“people, lede”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*liudiz||men, people}} Proto-Germanic *liudiz (“men, people”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*h₁lewdʰ-||man, people}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“man, people”), {{cog|nl|lieden|}} Dutch lieden, {{cog|de|Leute||people}} German Leute (“people”), {{cog|ang|lēode||people}} Old English lēode (“people”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lith (uncountable)
  1. Property. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-lith-en-noun-yNTIDQqq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /liθ/ [UK] Forms: liths [plural]
Rhymes: -iθ Etymology: From Middle English *lith, from Old Norse hlið (“a gap, gate, space”), from Proto-Germanic *hlidą (“door, lid, eyelid”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to conceal, hide”). Cognate with dialectal Norwegian 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm||*lith}} Middle English *lith, {{der|en|non|hlið||a gap, gate, space}} Old Norse hlið (“a gap, gate, space”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*hlidą||door, lid, eyelid}} Proto-Germanic *hlidą (“door, lid, eyelid”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ḱel-||to conceal, hide}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to conceal, hide”), {{cog|no|lid}} Norwegian lid, {{cog|sco|lith||a gap in a fence, gate opening}} Scots lith (“a gap in a fence, gate opening”), {{cog|ang|hlid||lid, covering, door, gate, opening}} Old English hlid (“lid, covering, door, gate, opening”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lith (plural liths)
  1. (UK dialectal) A gate; a gap in a fence. Tags: UK, dialectal
    Sense id: en-lith-en-noun-KhcQwa0P Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 12 27 1 12 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 17 11 16 1 11 17 3 3 5 4 1 1 2 3 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /liθ/ [UK] Forms: liths [plural]
Rhymes: -iθ Etymology: By shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun}} lith (plural liths)
  1. (sciences, informal) coccolith Tags: informal Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-lith-en-noun-L3BFqfJb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 12 27 1 12 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 17 11 16 1 11 17 3 3 5 4 1 1 2 3 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 9 21 1 9 15 2 2 4 4 1 1 2 3 3 Topics: sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xiij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book III:",
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        "(UK dialectal) A limb; any member of the body."
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          "ref": "1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xiij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book III:",
          "text": "he departed with the lady / & brouȝt her to Camelot / Soo as they rode in a valey it was ful of stones / and there the ladyes hors stumbled and threwe her doun that her arme was sore brysed and nere she swouned for payne / Allas syr sayd the lady myn arme is oute of lythe wher thorow I must nedes reste me",
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        "A joint; a segment or symmetrical part or division."
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        "(UK dialectal) A joint; a segment or symmetrical part or division."
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        "UK",
        "dialectal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scottish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A segment of an orange, or similar fruit."
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        [
          "segment",
          "segment"
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          "orange",
          "orange"
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        "(Scotland) A segment of an orange, or similar fruit."
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    }
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        "British English",
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      "glosses": [
        "A gate; a gap in a fence."
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        "(UK dialectal) A gate; a gap in a fence."
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        "coccolith"
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          "coccolith"
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        "(sciences, informal) coccolith"
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}

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