"lythe" meaning in English

See lythe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more lythe [comparative], most lythe [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} lythe (comparative more lythe, superlative most lythe)
  1. Obsolete spelling of lithe (“soft, flexible”). Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: lithe (extra: soft, flexible)
    Sense id: en-lythe-en-adj-JcgTR~8f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: lythes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lythe (plural lythes)
  1. (Scotland, Northern England) A fish, the European pollock (Pollachius pollachius). Tags: Northern-England, Scotland Synonyms: laith, leet
    Sense id: en-lythe-en-noun-DXmy1r-m Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 73 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 85 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 90 3 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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