different between lye vs tye
lye
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la?/
- Rhymes: -a?
- Homophones: lie, lai
Etymology 1
From Old English l?ag, from Proto-Germanic *laug?, from Proto-Indo-European *lewh?- (“to wash”).
Noun
lye (countable and uncountable, plural lyes)
- An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
- Potassium or sodium hydroxide (caustic soda).
Derived terms
- lyed
Translations
Verb
lye (third-person singular simple present lyes, present participle lyeing or lying, simple past and past participle lyed)
- To treat with lye.
Further reading
- lye on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
lye (plural lyes)
- (Britain, rail transport) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
Verb
lye (third-person singular simple present lyes, present participle lying, simple past lay, past participle lain or layn)
- Obsolete spelling of lie.
- But when his foe lyes prostrate on the plain,
He sheaths his paws, uncurls his angry mane;
And, pleas'd with bloudless honours of the day,
Walks over, and disdains th' inglorious Prey.
- But when his foe lyes prostrate on the plain,
- 1654, John Donne, Loves Diet
- Now negligent of sports I lye,
And now as other Fawkners use,
I spring a mistresse, sweare, write, sigh and weepe:
And the game kill'd, or lost, goe talk, and sleepe.
- Now negligent of sports I lye,
References
lye in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Ely, Ley, ley, yel
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hlýja, from the adjective hlýr.
Alternative forms
- lya (a infinitive)
Verb
lye (present tense lyer, past tense lydde, past participle lydd/lytt, passive infinitive lyast, present participle lyande, imperative ly)
- to warm up, give off warmth
Etymology 2
Verb
lye (present tense lyar or lyer, past tense lya or lydde, past participle lya or lydd, present participle lyande)
- Eye dialect spelling of lyde.
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Adjective
lye
- inflection of ly:
- definite singular
- plural
References
- “lye” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- Lye, yle
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tye
English
Etymology
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
tye (plural tyes)
- A knot; a tie.
- (Britain) A patch of common land, often a village green.
- (nautical) A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered.
- (mining) A trough for washing ores.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
Translations
References
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 6.
- the events or actions, which the writer relates, must be connected together, by some bond or tye
Verb
tye (third-person singular simple present tyes, present participle tyeing, simple past and past participle tyed)
- Obsolete form of tie.
Anagrams
- -ety, ety, tey, yet
Afrikaans
Noun
tye
- plural of tyd
Sranan Tongo
Interjection
tye
- oh
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