A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1499-1512
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Lyth, v. Also: lith(e. [Midl. and north. ME. and e.m.E. lithe(n, lyþe(n, lithe, lythe, ON. Hlýða (MSw. lydha to listen, Sw. lyda, Da. lyde to obey). Also in mod. north. Eng. dial. as lythe, lithe.] intr. To listen, hearken, give ear. —a1500 Golagros and Gawane 876.
Than said he … Lord, will ye lyth [: blith, myth, kyth], Ye sall nane torfeir betyde a1500 Ib. 1163.
Lufy ledis in land, lythis me til c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 257.
Wnto my lesson ȝe lyth [M. lith], and leir at me wit c1500-c1512 Id. l. 1.
Now lythis of ane gentill knycht