See Also: stith(1)(dictionary)
stith(2)(dictionary)

stith(1) (iou)



stith adjective & adverb. obsolete exc. Scot.
[Old English stiT = Old Frisian stith, Old Norse stinnr (Middle Swedish stinder), from Germanic.]
A. adjective.
(Of a thing) not bending or giving easily, inflexible, unyielding; (of a person) steadfast, stubborn. OE.
b. Of a place of defence or confinement: strong, stout; formidable. OE-LME.
a. Of the neck: stiff. Only in OE.
b. Rigid in death. Scot. M18.
Hard, stern, or cruel towards people or things. OE-ME.
Intense in degree or quality; not mild or weak; violent; severe; strong. Now only of the weather, a storm, etc. OE.
Stalwart, valiant, mighty. Chiefly poet. ME-L15.
b. adverb. Strongly, firmly, violently; harshly, severely. Now only in stith-driven, (of snow etc.) driven with force or severity. OE.