different between sitch vs sith

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English sich, siche, from Old English s?? (“a watercourse; sike”), from Proto-Germanic *s?k? (“slow flowing water; a trickle”).

Alternative forms

• sytch, sitche, sytch (obsolete)
• sich, siche (dialectal)

Pronunciation

Noun

sitch (plural sitches)

1. (now chiefly dialectal) A brook; ditch; gutter; drain; ravine.

Related terms

• sike

Etymology 2

Shortening of situation, with phonetic respelling.

Noun

sitch (plural sitches)

1. (slang) Situation.
   • 2005, Lois H. Gresh & Robert E. Weinberg, The science of supervillains, John Wiley and Sons, page 1:

     So here's the sitch: Bruce Banner and Betty Ross Talbot are falling from roughly eight miles high.

   • 2007, George Bennett Fain, Pandora's Box, Lulu.com, page 159:

     Valeska had insisted 'she' stay, sleep where it was definitely safe. Just 'til the sitch could be settled.

   • 2008, Editors of TEEN magazine, Teen Uncover the Real You: A Quiz Book, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., page 2:

     Maybe one is more introspective and the other is more outgoing. Whatever the sitch, you two balance each other out.

   • 2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1):

     Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Great, I'll see you back in there. Also, I wouldn't lose my mind if you decided to chew a stick of gum. Thanks for understanding the sitch, Gina, you're a china doll.

Anagrams

• Tisch, chist, chits, sicht, stich

English

Alternative forms

• sithe

Etymology 1

From Middle English sith (“journey, movement, lifetime, period, occasion”), from Old English s?þ (“journey, movement, trip, point in time, occasion”), from Proto-West Germanic *sinþ, from Proto-Germanic *sinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to go, head”). Cognate with Faroese sinn (“time”), Gothic ???????????????????? (sinþs, “path, movement”), Icelandic sinn (“time”). See also send.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si??/
• Rhymes: -i??

Noun

sith (plural siths)

1. (obsolete) A journey, way.
2. (obsolete) One's journey of life, experience, one's lot, also by extension life, lifetime.

3. (obsolete) An instant in time, a point in time or an occasion.

Usage notes

Sith fell out of common usage in the 16th century. 14th and 15th century mentions are plentiful and the presence of this word in such works as The Towneley Plays (which were performed up until the latter half of the 16th century) indicates that the word was still probably in use throughout the first half of the 16th century, mostly in various idioms and set expressions. The phrase “by siths” used to mean “at times, sometimes”.

Synonyms

• (journey): See Thesaurus:journey
• (point in time): time

References

• The Middle English Dictionary
• The Dictionary of Early English

Etymology 2

Clipping of sithen; compare German seit (“since”).

Alternative forms

• syth

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??/
• Rhymes: -??

Conjunction

sith

2. (obsolete) since [8th to 16th century]
   • Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.

Synonyms

• as, because, seeing that; see also Thesaurus:because

Related terms

• sithence, sithens, siththen

References

• Shipley, Joseph T. (1955) Dictionary of Early English, Rowman & Littlefield, ?ISBN, page 602

Anagrams

• HITs, Hist, Tish, hist, hist-, hist., hits, iths, shit, this, tish

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sinþ (“journey, occasion”), from Proto-Germanic *sinþaz (“journey, occasion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to go”). Cognates include Old English s?þ (“occasion”), Old Saxon s?th and Old High German sind (“travel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?si??/

Noun

s?th m

1. companion

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, ?ISBN