different between vye vs lye

English

Verb

vye (third-person singular simple present vyes, present participle vying, simple past and past participle vyed)

1. Obsolete form of vie.

Afrikaans

Noun

vye

1. plural of vy

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French vieux (“old”).

Adjective

vye

1. old

Middle French

Noun

vye f (plural vyes)

1. life

Descendants

• French: vie

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)

1. An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
2. 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)

1. 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)

1. (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)

1. 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.

   • 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.

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)

1. 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)

1. Eye dialect spelling of lyde.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

lye

1. inflection of ly:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

References

• “lye” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Lye, yle