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leathwake
ˈleathwake, a. Obs. exc. north. dial. Forms: 1 liðe-, leoðuwác, 4 leothewok, 5 lith-, lythewayke, 6 leath(i)e we(a)ke, lyeth-waike, leithweik, 7 leeth-, lieth-, 9 dial. leathwake. [OE. liðewác, leoðuwác, f. lið, leoðu limb, lith n. + wác soft, pliant: see weak a.] Having the joints flexible; hence g...
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lethe
▪ I. lethe, a. Obs. rare. Also 5 leyth. [Of obscure origin: perh. shortened from lethy, lithy, or from leathwake.] Flexible, supple.c 1440 Promp. Parv. 302/1 Lethy, or weyke (S. leyth), flexibilis. 1530 Palsgr. 317/1 Lethe delyver of ones lymmes, souple.▪ II. lethe obs. form of leath.
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limber
▪ I. limber, n.1 (ˈlɪmbə(r)) Forms: 5 lymor(e, 5–6 lymour, 6 lymowr, lym(m)er, Sc. lymnar, 6–7, 9 limmer, 9 limber. [Of obscure origin. The F. limon = sense 1 below; the derivative limonière means ‘the shafts and connected framework of a vehicle’. If the form lymnar in Douglas be genuine, it may be ...
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