scythe
[ sahyth ]
/ saɪð /
noun
an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
verb (used with object), scythed, scyth·ing.
to cut or mow with a scythe.
Origin of scythe
before 900; Middle English
sith, Old English
sīthe, earlier
sigdi; cognate with Old Norse
sigthr; spelling
sc by pseudoetymological association with Latin
scindere to cut or with
scissors
OTHER WORDS FROM scythe
scythe·less, adjective scythe·like, adjectiveWords nearby scythe
scyphistoma,
scyphoid,
scyphozoan,
scyphus,
scyros,
scythe,
scythia,
scythian,
scythian lamb,
sd,
sd.
British Dictionary definitions for scythelike
scythe
/ (saɪð) /
noun
a manual implement for cutting grass, etc, having a long handle held with both hands and a curved sharpened blade that moves in a plane parallel to the ground
verb
(tr)
to cut (grass, etc) with a scythe
Derived forms of scythe
scythelike, adjectiveWord Origin for scythe
Old English
sigthe; related to Old Norse
sigthr, Old High German
segansa