v. t. ea. See Listen.) To listen or
listen to; to hearken to. (Obs.) P. Plowman.
lithe , a. (AS. liee,for linee tender, mild, gentle; akin to G. lind,
gelind, OHG. lindi, Icel. linr, L. lenis
soft, mild, lentus flexible, and AS. linnan to yield.
Cf. Lenient.) 1. Mild; calm; as,
lithe weather. (Obs.)
2. Capable of being easily bent; pliant;
flexible; limber; as, the elephants lithe proboscis.
Milton.
lithe , v. t. (AS.lieian. See Lithe, a.)
To smooth; to soften; to palliate. (Obs.)
