lythe

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noun

A fish, the European pollock (Pollachius pollachius).

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Meanings

lythe1

adjectivelythe (comparative more lythe, superlative most lythe)

comparative more lythe · superlative most lythe

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

    His hornes bene as broade as Rainebowe bent , His dewelap as lythe as laffe of Kent

    1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Februarie. Ægloga Secunda.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC

lythe2

nounlythe (plural lythes)

plural lythes · alternative laith · alternative leet

  1. Northern EnglandScotlandA fish, the European pollock (Pollachius pollachius).

    We caught between us about twenty pounds of cod and lythe

    1915, John Buchan, The Thirty-Nine Steps, Chapter 10

Lythe3

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ8413).
  2. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
european pollockpollock

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ethylLethythyle
Cite this entry
APA

lythe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lythe

MLA

“lythe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lythe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lythe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lythe.

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