lith

1. A limb; any member of the body.
2. A joint; a segment or symmetrical part or division.
3. A segment of an orange, or similar fruit.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/liθ/

Etymology

Cognate with Scots: lith

Cognate with Western Frisian: lid

Cognate with Dutch: lid

Cognate with Middle High German: lit

Cognate with Swedish: led

Cognate with Icelandic: liður

Cognate with German: Glied

Cognate with Dutch: lieden

Cognate with German: Leute

Cognate with Old English: lēode

Cognate with Norwegian: lid

Cognate with Old English: hlid

In summary

From Middle English lith, lyth, from Old English liþ (“limb, member, joint, tip of finger, point”), from Proto-Germanic *liþuz (“limb”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots lith (“part of the body, joint”), West Frisian lid (“part of the body, member”), Dutch lid (“limb, member, section”), Middle High German lit (“limb, member”), Swedish led (“joint, link, channel”), Icelandic liður (“item”), Dutch lid (“part of the body; member”) and gelid (“joint, rank, file”), German Glied (“limb, member, link”).

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