† lithebyadj.
Obsolete.
Supple-jointed, lissome.
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leathwakec1000
lithebyc1000
starka1275
stiffc1305
standing1340
bainc1440
waldinc1485
resolveda1500
supplea1500
lash1513
limber1582
sagging1599
laxed1623
unslakeda1625
laxated1652
springy1674
gangling1764
lithesome1768
swack1768
unslackened1770
lissoma1800
wandle1803
loose-limbed1823
loose1846
unslacked1848
saggy1853
loose-jointed1859
loose-hung1869
gangly1871
c1000 Ælfric Homilies II. 152 Þa wearð þæt halige lic hal on eorðan gemet,..liðe bige on limum.
a1225 St. Marher. 16 Sei me seli meiden hwonne is te ileanet i þine leoðebeie limen so stalewurðe strencðe.
a1275 Prov. Ælfred 692 in Old Eng. Misc. 138 Þe lonke mon is leþe bei.
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