withe

UK: /wɪθ/, /wɪð/, /waɪð/ US: (with, wiᵺ, wīᵺ)

Inflections of 'withe' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

withes

v 3rd person singular

withing

v pres p

withed

v past

withed

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

withe  (with, wiᵺ, wīᵺ), n., v., withed, with•ing. 
n. 

1. a willow twig or osier.
2. any tough, flexible twig or stem suitable for binding things together.
3. an elastic handle for a tool, to lessen shock occurring in use.
4. a partition dividing flues of a chimney.

v.t. 

5. to bind with withes.

• bef. 1000; Middle English, Old English withthe; akin to Old Norse vīthir withy, Gothic kunawida chain, Latin viēre to weave together

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

withe / wɪθ wɪð waɪð/ noun

1. a strong flexible twig, esp of willow, suitable for binding things together; withy
2. a band or rope of twisted twigs or stems

verb

1. (transitive) to bind with withes

Etymology: Old English withthe; related to Old Norse vithja, Old High German witta, widi, Gothic wida