scythe en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsaɪð/
- /ˈsaɪθ/
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Etymology
From Middle English sythe, sithe, from Old English sīþe, sīgþe, sigdi (“sickle”), from Proto-West Germanic *sigiþi, from Proto-Germanic *sigiþiz, *sigiþō, derived from *seg- (“saw”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). Immediate Germanic cognates include Middle Low German sēgede, Dutch zicht, Icelandic sigð (all “sickle”). More distantly related with Dutch zeis, German Sense (both “scythe”). Also akin to English saw, which see. The silent c crept in during the early 15th century owing to folk-etymological association with Medieval Latin scissor (“tailor, carver”), from Latin scindō (“to cut, rend, split”). The verb, which was first used in the intransitive sense, is from the noun.
Meanings
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An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath.
And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.
1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 12”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC:Early next morning the gudewife took a scythe on her shoulder, and went out in the fields with the hay-mowers to mow.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 41:
- (historical) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
- The tenth Lenormand card.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| scythes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sithe | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| zive | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sythe | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (149)
eu sega (farm tool) · unm mushakàn (farm tool) · sjd ко̄сс (farm tool) · de Sichel (blade in the wheel of a war chariot) · ce мангал (farm tool) · it falce (farm tool) · sv lie (farm tool) · kmr kêrendî (farm tool) · lmo ranza (farm tool) · ur دَرَانْتی (farm tool) · vo fod (farm tool) · th เคียว (farm tool) · lmo falc (farm tool) · hi हँसिया (farm tool) · pms faussìa (farm tool) · fo líggi (farm tool) · uga 𐎎𐎓𐎕𐎄 (farm tool) · scn fauci (farm tool) · os цӕвӕг (farm tool) · uz chalgʻi (farm tool) · br falc'h (farm tool) · is ljár (farm tool) · kk шалғы (farm tool) · cmn 釤刀 /钐刀 (farm tool) · bbl ცელ (farm tool) · lo ກ່ຽວ (farm tool) · pt gadanha (farm tool) · rsk коса (farm tool) · nrf faux (farm tool) · az kərənti (farm tool) · tab дергес (farm tool) · nds Sais (farm tool) · ga speal (farm tool) · mzn افنداره (farm tool) · ani харисел (farm tool) · es dalle (farm tool) · av хъандиро (farm tool) · de Sense (farm tool) · mk коса (farm tool) · udi цел (farm tool) · lzz დრეპანი (farm tool) · cs kosa (farm tool) · eo falĉilo (farm tool) · kap халисен (farm tool) · io falchilo (farm tool) · es dalla (farm tool) · fr faux (farm tool) · mn хадуур (farm tool) · eu kodaina (farm tool) · sq kosë (farm tool) · ckb کەرەنتوو (farm tool) · tl karit (farm tool) · fa دهره (farm tool) · sk kosa (farm tool) · ro coasă (farm tool) · be каса́ (farm tool) · cmn 大鐮刀 /大镰刀 (farm tool) · lt dalgis (farm tool) · taa be'aɬ ts'etsan' dedet'odhi (farm tool) · es guadaña (farm tool) · unm tëmàsksakokàn (farm tool) · la falx (farm tool) · unm kishkshaskokàn (farm tool) · tr kerenti (farm tool) · cmn 大鐮 /大镰 (farm tool) · cv ҫава (farm tool) · udi даьргаьз (farm tool) · fi viikate (farm tool) · iu ᓇᑲᑎᕆᔾᔪᑦ (farm tool) · mi haira (farm tool) · xal шалһ (farm tool) · xmf ცელი (farm tool) · tl kalawit (farm tool) · az dəryaz (farm tool) · bg коса́ (farm tool) · ar مِقْضَب (farm tool) · hu kasza (farm tool) · lv izkapts (farm tool) · sva მერჩილ (farm tool) · swg Sägas, Säagis (farm tool) · lld fauc (farm tool) · lbe мухӏ (farm tool) · alt чалгы (farm tool) · nn ljå (farm tool) · av харицел (farm tool) · cmn 釤鐮 /钐镰 (farm tool) · ca dalla (farm tool) · inh марс (farm tool) · uz beloʻroq (farm tool) · gld хадоко (farm tool) · vep vikateh (farm tool) · ckb مەڵەغان (farm tool) · hi दराँती (farm tool) · nb ljå (farm tool) · sh ко̀са (farm tool) · izh viikate (farm tool) · vec falẑ (farm tool) · lbe мирхъ (farm tool) · lij messuïa (farm tool) · pdt Sans (farm tool) · pt foice (farm tool) · nv tłʼoh bee daalzhéhígíí (farm tool) · hy գերանդի (farm tool) · vi lưỡi hái (farm tool) · orv коса (farm tool) · ko 큰낫 (farm tool) · es segote (farm tool) · pl kosa (farm tool) · km កណ្ដៀវ (farm tool) · et vikat (farm tool) · el κόσα (farm tool) · cy pladur (farm tool) · ky чалгы (farm tool) · kmr kêlendî (farm tool) · my မြက်ခုတ်ဓား (farm tool) · ba салғы (farm tool) · lzz ქერენდი (farm tool) · kmr dilûk (farm tool) · ota طرپان (farm tool) · cmn 鐮刀 /镰刀 (farm tool) · dsb kósa (farm tool) · ru коса́ (farm tool) · ka ცელი (farm tool) · sl kosa (farm tool) · lez дергес (farm tool) · pl kosa (blade in the wheel of a war chariot) · tg даҳра (farm tool) · udi мих (farm tool) · uk коса́ (farm tool) · inh мангал (farm tool) · ang siġþe (farm tool) · ug چالغا (farm tool) · he חֶרְמֵשׁ (farm tool) · nl zeis (farm tool) · da le (farm tool) · grc δρέπανον (farm tool) · av нилъ (farm tool) · ce марс (farm tool) · yi קאָסע (farm tool) · gl gadaña (farm tool) · sw fyekeo (farm tool) · sh kòsa (farm tool) · ja 大鎌 (farm tool) · os ӕхсырф (farm tool) · ar مِنْجَل (farm tool) · udm кусо (farm tool) · tr tırpan (farm tool) · rif amjar (farm tool) · is orf og ljár (farm tool)