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Lither — Li ther (l[imac] [th][ e]r), a. [AS. l[=y][eth]er bad, wicked.] Bad; wicked; false; worthless; slothful. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Not lither in business, fervent in spirit. Bp. Woolton. [1913 Webster] Note: Professor Skeat thinks the lither … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lither — ˈlithə(r) adjective Etymology: Middle English, bad, wicked, wretched, lazy, from Old English lȳthre bad, wicked, wretched; akin to Old English loddere beggar, Middle Low German lüder dissolute person … Useful english dictionary
lither — v. n. == do harm. Ps. civ. 15. See luther == act wickedly. Ps. xxxvi. 9 … Oldest English Words
lither — laɪð adj. flexible, limber … English contemporary dictionary
lither — lazy, idle, slothful. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
Litherly — Lither Li ther (l[imac] [th][ e]r), a. [AS. l[=y][eth]er bad, wicked.] Bad; wicked; false; worthless; slothful. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Not lither in business, fervent in spirit. Bp. Woolton. [1913 Webster] Note: Professor Skeat thinks the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Litherness — Lither Li ther (l[imac] [th][ e]r), a. [AS. l[=y][eth]er bad, wicked.] Bad; wicked; false; worthless; slothful. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Not lither in business, fervent in spirit. Bp. Woolton. [1913 Webster] Note: Professor Skeat thinks the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Leather Lane — North out of Holborn at No.128 (P.O. Directory). The extreme south western corner only is in Farringdon Ward Without, the street lying in the borough of Holborn. First mention: Lither lane (S. 374). Earlier and later forms, etc.:… … Dictionary of London
litherness — noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English lithernesse wickedness, laziness, from lither + nesse ness now dialect England : the quality or state of being lither : laziness … Useful english dictionary
blither — lither v. same as {blather}. Syn: babble, blather, smatter, blether. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
