See Also: lither(dictionary)

lither (iou)



lither adjective & adverb. Now arch. & dial.
[Old English lTre from Germanic base also of 1st elem. of Middle High German, German liederlich: cf. Middle Low German luder lewd man.]
A. adjective.
Wicked, bad. OE-M16.
Ill-looking, worthless, poor, sorry. Of a part of the body: withered, paralysed. OE-E17.
Lazy, sluggish, spiritless. LME.
Pliant, supple; (of the air) yielding, allowing (swift) movement. Also, agile, nimble. M16.
B. adverb. Badly, wickedly; ill, poorly. OE-ME.
litherly adjective (a) idle, lazy; (b) spiteful, mischievous: L16-E19.
litherly adverb OE-E17.
litherness noun ME-E18.