liþan

See also: lithan and liðan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *līþan. Cognate with Old Saxon līthan, Old High German līdan, Old Norse líða (Swedish lida), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌽 (leiþan).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈliː.θɑn/, [ˈliː.ðɑn]

Verb

līþan

  1. to go; pass; travel (especially by water)
  2. to suffer loss

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: lithe
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