ythe

English

Etymology

From Middle English ythe, ithe, uthe, from Old English ȳþ, from Proto-Germanic *unþī (“wave”).

Noun

ythe (plural ythes)

Alternative form of ithe

Anagrams

hyte, they, thye

Middle English

Alternative forms

ithe, uðe, uþe, uþæ, yþe

Etymology

From the oblique forms of Old English ȳþ, from Proto-West Germanic *unþi, from Proto-Germanic *unþī.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiːð(ə)/
(Southern, Western) IPA^(key): /ˈyːð(ə)/

Noun

ythe (plural ythes or uþen)

(poetic) wave

References

“īthe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-12.

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