siþ

See also: sith, sìth, and síð

Old English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /siːθ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *sīþuz. Cognate with Old High German sīd and Old Norse síðr.

Adjective

sīþ (comparative sīþra, superlative sīþmest)

  1. late

Adverb

sīþ

  1. late

Preposition

sīþ

  1. after

Conjunction

sīþ

  1. after

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *sinþaz. Cognate with Old Saxon sīð, Old High German sind, sint, Old Norse sinn (Icelandic sinni), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 (sinþs). The root is a variant of the ancestor of sendan.

Noun

sīþ m (nominative plural sīþas)

  1. journey, movement
    Brim berstende blodegesan hweop sæmanna sið: the bursting ocean had threatened the seamen’s journey with blood-fear. (Junius Exodus)
  2. time, occasion
    ða wæs forma sið deorum madme þæt his dom alæg: that was the first time for the precious treasure that its renown failed. (Beowulf 1527)
Declension
Declension of siþ (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sīþ sīþas
accusative sīþ sīþas
genitive sīþes sīþa
dative sīþe sīþum
Derived terms
Descendants
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