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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lyth(e, a. [ME. liðe, lithe, lythe, OE. líðe mild, gentle.] Comfortable and warm. — c1475 Wall. ii. 276.
Syn in a bed thai brocht him fair and lyth [: swyth]