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Webster 1913 Edition

Withy

With′y

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Withies
(#)
.
[OE.
withe
,
wipi
, AS.
wī[GREEK]ig
a willow, willow twig; akin to G.
weide
willow, OHG.
wīda
, Icel.
vī[GREEK]ja
, a withy, Sw.
vide
a willow twig, Dan.
vidie
a willow, osier, Gr. [GREEK], and probably to L.
vitis
a vine,
viere
to plait, Russ.
vite
. √141. Cf.
Wine
,
Withe
.]
1.
(Bot.)
The osier willow (
Salix viminalis
). See
Osier
,
Noun.
(a)
.
2.
A withe. See
Withe
, 1.

With′y

,
Adj.
Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes.
The stream is brimful now, and lies high in this little
withy
plantation.
G. Eliot.

Webster 1828 Edition

Withy

WITHY

,
Noun.
A large species of willow.

Definition 2024

withy

withy

English

Adjective

withy ‎(comparative withier, superlative withiest)

  1. (archaic) Flexible, like a withe.

Synonyms

Noun

withy ‎(plural withies)

  1. The osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow.
  2. A long flexible twig of the osier; a withe.

Synonyms

Translations

Etymology

withe +‎ -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪð.i/, /ˈwɪθ.i/
  • Rhymes: -ɪði

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