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The word “sithe” appears in literature with a remarkable range of meanings and functions. In some instances it serves a temporal or causal purpose, effectively substituting for “since” or “because” to introduce a reason or condition, as noted by its formation from “sithence” ([1]) and usage in conditional expressions ([2], [3]). At other times it conveys tone or sentiment; phrases such as “with a deep sithe” capture a profound emotional or reflective quality in dialogue ([4], [5], [6], [7]). Additionally, “sithe” is employed literally to denote parts of objects or tools, as seen in references to a “sithe-handle” or agricultural implements ([8], [9]). The term even finds a place in proper names and mythic designations, evident in the historic attribution of St. Sithe’s church ([10]), underscoring its versatility within the literary tradition.
  1. But Johnson and others say, it has been formed "by contraction from sithence , or sith thence , from sithe , Sax."— Joh.
    — from The Grammar of English Grammars by Goold Brown
  2. I thought you were going to cut the hayfield to-day—if a heavy shower comes, it will be spoil'd; it has been fit for the sithe these two days."
    — from The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 369, May 9, 1829 by Various
  3. And sithe thou couldest not conteyne from suche dishonest loue, I woulde it had pleased God, that thou haddest taken a manne, equall to thyne estate.
    — from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson
  4. And I thought,” says he with a deep sithe, “I thought I should get as much agin praise as she did.
    — from Sweet Cicely — or Josiah Allen as a Politician by Marietta Holley
  5. And Josiah with a deep sithe paid our fares, and we meandered onwards.
    — from Samantha at the World's Fair by Marietta Holley
  6. "Wall," sez I, with a deep sithe, "I had thought on't, but I'd kinder dreaded the job."
    — from Samantha at the World's Fair by Marietta Holley
  7. And he said with a deep sithe, "I am ready, and more than ready.
    — from Samantha at the World's Fair by Marietta Holley
  8. Rifle, 17/14, s. "a rifle or ruffle is no more than a bent stick standing on the butt of a sithe-handle.
    — from Fiue Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie by Thomas Tusser
  9. maketh Hay in a Meadow , cutting down Grass with a Sithe , 23.
    — from The Orbis Pictus by Johann Amos Comenius
  10. “Sithe Lane (says Stow the historian) at the east end of Watling Street, London, is known as St. Scythe’s Lane, so called of St. Sithe’s church.”
    — from Records of Woodhall Spa and NeighbourhoodHistorical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter by James Conway Walter

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