Etymology

litheness

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Today it means: The property of being lithe. Full definition →

Middle English lithnesse ← Old English līþnes
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  1. Old English · inherited fromlīþnes“softness; gentleness; mildness; lenity; kindness”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlithnesse
  3. English todaylitheness

From Middle English lithnesse, lythnesse, lythnes, from Old English līþnes (“softness; gentleness; mildness; lenity; kindness”), equivalent to lithe + -ness.

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