scythe
English
/ˈsaɪð/, /ˈsaɪθ/
noun
Definitions
- An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath.
- (historical) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war chariots.
- (cartomancy) The tenth Lenormand card.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sythe inherited from Old English sīþe inherited from *segisnu (sickle).
Origin
*segisnu
Gloss
sickle
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
鎌
Emoji
🌛 🌜️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- scytheless English
- scythelike English
- scytheman English
- scyther English
- scythestone English
- stone English
- Sense German
- Sensenmann German
- doorzichtig Dutch, Flemish
- gezicht Dutch, Flemish
- inzicht Dutch, Flemish
- kortzichtig Dutch, Flemish
- omzichtig Dutch, Flemish
- onderwaterzicht Dutch, Flemish
- opzicht Dutch, Flemish
- overzicht Dutch, Flemish
- toezicht Dutch, Flemish
- uitzicht Dutch, Flemish
- vooruitzicht Dutch, Flemish
- voorzicht Dutch, Flemish
- zeis Dutch, Flemish
- zicht Dutch, Flemish
- zichtbaar Dutch, Flemish
- zichte Dutch, Flemish
- zichtrekening Dutch, Flemish
- *sek- Proto-Indo-European
- sīþe Old English
- sythe Middle English
- seise Middle Dutch
- sichte Middle Dutch
- segisna Old High German
- seis Afrikaans
- *segisnu gmw-pro