Definitions For Lith

Etymology 1

From {{inh, enm, ang, lēoht, , light, daylight; power of vision; luminary; world}}, from {{inh, enm, gem-pro, leuhtą, , light}}, from {{inh, enm, ine-pro, *lewktom}}, from the root *lewk-, , light.

Noun

{{enm-noun, *liths}} {{alt form, enm, light}}

References

{{R:MED Online, entry= light (n.) , id=MED25497 , accessdate=2018-04-05}}

Etymology 2

From {{inh, enm, ang, liþ, , limb, member, joint, point}}.

Noun

{{enm-noun, lithes}} {{alt form, enm, lyth}}

References

{{R:MED Online, entry= lith (n.) , id=MED25801 , accessdate=2018-04-05}}

Etymology 3

From {{der, en, enm, , lith}}, from {{der, en, non, hlið, , a gap, gate, space}}, from {{der, en, gem-pro, *hlidą, , door, lid, eyelid}}, from {{der, en, ine-pro, *ḱel-, , to conceal, hide}}. Cognate with dialectal {{cog, no, lid}}, led, , an opening in a fence, {{cog, sco, lith, , a gap in a fence, gate opening}}, {{cog, ang, hlid, , lid, covering, door, gate, opening}}. More at lid.

Noun

LITH (plural LITHs) (UK, _, dialectal) A gate; a gap in a fence.

Etymology 4

By shortening.

Noun

LITH (plural LITHs) (sciences, informal) coccolith

Anagrams

Hilt, hilt

Middle English