tith

See also: Tith, tiþ, and tíð

English

Etymology

See tight (adjective).

Adjective

tith (comparative more tith, superlative most tith)

1. (obsolete) tight; nimble
   • c. 1616–1619 (first performance), John Fletcher, “The Loyal Subiect”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act III, scene iv:

     Of a good stirring strain too, she goes tith.

Noun

tith (plural tiths)

1. Obsolete spelling of tithe.

References

• “tith”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Hitt, Hitt.