lithe, lythe

[A.S. lid he (for lind he )=lithe, mild, gentle; O. L. Ger. lith i; O. H. Ger. lind i; Icel. linr.) 1. Mild, gentle, soft, calm, agreeable. 2. Flexible, pliant, limber, li om. "With ten young and comely daughters, Tall and lithe as wands of willow." Long fellow: Hiawatha , xii. *lithe (1), v. t . (LITHE, a.] To make smooth; to soften. *lithe (2), *lith-en v . t. . [Icel. hlýtha , from of the church, and at a low desk before the door, called the faldstool, kneels, and says or sings the litany." [FALDSTOOL.]