▪ I. † aˈlithe, v.1 Obs.
[f. a- prefix 1 away + lithe, OE. l{iacu}ðan to go, pass.]
To pass away, go away.
| 1205 Layam. 3970 Þa seoue ȝer weoren aliðene. Ibid. 12041 Þe wind gon(d) aliðen [1250 alegge], & þat weder leoðede. |
▪ II. † alithe, v.2 Obs.
In 1 a-leoði-an.
[f. a- prefix 1 away + l{iacu}ð, lithe, limb. Cf. to-lithien.]
To tear limb from limb, dismember.
| a 1000 Cædmon Gen. (Grein) 177 He ðæt andweorc of Adames lice aleoðede. 1250 Layam. 25929 Nou haueþ he..mine leomes aliþede [1205 al to-leðed]. |