ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Lythe

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Lythe is an adjective meaning (Scotland, Northern England) A fish, the European pollock (Pollachius pollachius).

Meaning

(Scotland, Northern England) A fish, the European pollock (Pollachius pollachius).

More Meanings

  1. Obsolete spelling of lithe (“soft, flexible”).

Example Sentences

We caught between us about twenty pounds of cod and lythe
His hornes bene as broade as Rainebowe bent , His dewelap as lythe as laffe of Kent

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lithe, limmer, lish, lepid, lush, soft.

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