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lith
/lɪθ/
noun 6name 1
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2LITH + NOUN
limb
PREP.
out, out
Definitions
noun
1
A limb; any member of the body.
2
A joint; a segment or symmetrical part or division.
lith and limb; out of lith
he departed with the lady / & brouȝt her to Camelot / Soo as they rode in a valey it was ful of stones / and there the ladyes hors stumbled and threwe her doun that her arme was sore brysed and nere she swouned for payne / Allas syr sayd the lady myn arme is oute of lythe wher thorow I must nedes reste me
3
A segment of an orange, or similar fruit.
noun
1
Property.
noun
1
A gate; a gap in a fence.
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lith and limb; out of lith
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he departed with the lady / & brouȝt her to Camelot / Soo as they rode in a valey it was ful of stones / and there the ladyes hors stumbled and threwe her doun that her arme was sore brysed and nere s
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