'Sythe' definitions:

Definition of 'Sythe'

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  • Syth \Syth\, Sythe \Sythe\, prep., adv., conj. & n. See Sith, Sithe. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sythe'

From: GCIDE
  • Sythe \Sythe\, n. Scythe. [Obs. or R.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'sythe'

From: GCIDE
  • Scythe \Scythe\ (s[imac]th), n. [OE. sithe, AS. s[imac][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. [1913 Webster]
  • The sharp-edged scythe shears up the spiring grass. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]
  • Whatever thing The scythe of Time mows down. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Antiq.) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots. [1913 Webster]

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