ˈidleteth, ˈidlety Sc. and north.
[f. idle a. The suffix is app. the Romanic -ty, which has a Sc. variant -teth; cf. dainteth.]
= idleness 4.
| 1585 Jas. I Ess. Poesie (Arb.) 74 Sen that tyme is sic a precious thing..Flee ydilteth, which is the greatest lat. 1591 R. Bruce Serm. Kirk Edin. Aa vij b, The ministerie is a worke and no idleteth. 1808–80 Jamieson, Idlety, idleness. Idleties, idle frolics. Aberd. 1865 B. Brierley Irkdale II. 13 He're a bit gan to idlety. |