Lithe (?), v. i. & i. [Icel . See Listen.]
To listen or listen to; to hearken to.
[Obs.]
P. Plowman.
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Lithe, a. [AS. , for tender, mild, gentle; akin to G. lind, gelind, OHG. lindi, Icel. linr, L. lenis soft, mild, lentus flexible, and AS. linnan to yield. Cf. Lenient.]
1.
Mild; calm; as, lithe weather.
[Obs.]
2.
Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis.
Milton.
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Lithe, v. t. [AS. . See Lithe, a.]
To smooth; to soften; to palliate.
[Obs.]
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