saithe

[ seyth, seyth ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Ichthyology.

, plural saithe.

saithe

/ seɪθ /

Origin of saithe¹

1625–35; Scots dial. < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse seithr, Icelandic seith

Origin of saithe¹

C19: from Old Norse seithr coalfish; compare Gaelic saigh, saighean coalfish, Irish saoidhean young of fish

And the same his meaning he vtterith most playnly to the Galathians / where he saithe.

They whos mynd (saithe he) was more readie and their faithe more stronge / suffered torments.

Righte deere (saithe he) in the fighte of the lorde / is the dathe of his sainctes.

He which doth denye that all theis sayinges must be vnderstond of persequutors / he saithe that darcknes is lighte.

I sawe (saithe he) the sowles of them which wer filled for the name of Iesu and the word of God.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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