Word origins - 2ed. J. Ayto. 2005.
scythe — [ sit ] adj. et n. • av. 1580; scytique « barbare » XVIe; lat. scythicus ♦ Qui est relatif à la Scythie, aux Scythes, peuple de l Antiquité qui habitait le sud de la Russie actuelle. On dit aussi SCYTHIQUE [ sitik ] adj. ⊗ HOM. Site. ● scythe… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Scythe — (s[imac]th), n. [OE. sithe, AS. s[=i][eth]e, sig[eth]e; akin to Icel. sig[eth]r a sickle, LG. segd, seged, seed, seid, OHG. segansa sickle, scythe, G. sense scythe, and to E. saw a cutting instrument. See {Saw}.] [Written also {sithe} and {sythe} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scythe — Bandera … Wikipedia Español
Scythe — Scythe, v. t. To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Time had not scythed all that youth begun. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scythe — scythe·less; scythe·man; scythe; … English syllables
scythe — [sīth] n. [altered (infl. by L scindere, to cut) < ME sithe < OE sithe, sigthe, scythe, akin to LowG seged < IE base * sek , to cut > SAW1, L secare, to cut] a tool with a long, single edged blade set at an angle on a long, curved… … English World dictionary
scythe — ► NOUN ▪ a tool used for cutting crops such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole. ► VERB 1) cut with a scythe. 2) move through or penetrate rapidly and forcefully. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
scythe — [ saıð ] noun count a tool used for cutting long grass or grain, consisting of a wooden handle and a long curved metal blade … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Scythe — For the ancient Sicilian tyrant, see Scythes. A scythe (PronEng|ˈsaɪð, from Old English siðe Oxford English Dictionary 1933] .) is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or reaping crops. It was largely replaced by horse drawn and then… … Wikipedia
Scythe — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Scythe peut faire référence à : Les Scythes, un ensemble de peuples nomades d origine indo européenne, Scythe, une entreprise japonaise produisant… … Wikipédia en Français
scythe — {{11}}scythe (n.) O.E. siðe, sigði, from P.Gmc. *segithoz (Cf. M.L.G. segede, M.Du. sichte, O.H.G. segensa, Ger. Sense), from PIE root *sek cut (see SECTION (Cf. section)). The sc spelling crept in early 15c., from influence of L. scissor … Etymology dictionary
