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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SITHE, n. Time.
SITHE, [See Sythe.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Scythe Scythe (s[imac]th), n. [OE. sithe, AS. s[=i][eth]e, sig[eth]e; akin to Icel. sig[eth]r a sickle, LG. segd, seged, seed, seid, OHG. segansa sickle, scythe, G. sense scythe, and to E. saw a cutting instrument. See Saw.] [Written also sithe and sythe.] 1. An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use. The sharp-edged scythe shears up the spiring grass. --Dryden. The scythe of Time mows down. --Milton. 2. (Antiq.) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sithe Sithe, v. i. [Cf. Sigh.] To sigh. Note: [A spelling of a corrupt and provincial pronunciation.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sithe Sithe, n. A scythe. [Obs.] --Milton.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sithe Sithe, v. t. To cut with a scythe; to scythe. [Obs.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sith Sith, Sithe Sithe, n. [AS. ??? a path, way, time, occasion.] Time. [Obs.] --Chaucer. And humbly thanked him a thousand sithes. --Spenser.