Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hithe

/hʌɪð/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hithe
IPA: /hʌɪð/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A landing-place on a river; a harbour or small port.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"This Edred's hithe, after the aforesaid grants, came again to the king's hands, by what means I have not read, but it pertained unto the queen, and, therefore, was called Ripa reginæ, the Queene's bank, or Queene's hithe, and great profit thereof was made to her use, as may appear with this which followeth."
"1839 [1828], Thomas Allen, Thomas Wright (updates for 1839 edition), The History and Antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark, and Parts Adjacent, Volume 3, page 724, After this, the bailiffs of the said Hithe complained, that, since the said recognition, fourteen foreign ships, laden with fish, arrived at Billingsgate, which ships should have arrived at the said Hithe."

Etymology

From Old English hȳþ. See also Lambeth, Chelsea, Queenhithe (a ward in the City of London), Hythe (a coastal town in Kent).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: hȳþ

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

hithes (plural) hythe (alternative)

Homonyms

hythe

Questions

How do you pronounce hithe?: The recorded pronunciation is /hʌɪð/.
What does hithe mean?: A landing-place on a river; a harbour or small port.
Where does hithe come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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