Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to withe
Participle: withed
Gerund: withing
Indicative
Present
| I | withe |
| you | withe |
| he;she;it | withes |
| we | withe |
| you | withe |
| they | withe |
Perfect
| I | have withed |
| you | have withed |
| he;she;it | has withed |
| we | have withed |
| you | have withed |
| they | have withed |
Past
| I | withed |
| you | withed |
| he;she;it | withed |
| we | withed |
| you | withed |
| they | withed |
Pluperfect
| I | had withed |
| you | had withed |
| he;she;it | had withed |
| we | had withed |
| you | had withed |
| they | had withed |
Future
| I | will withe |
| you | will withe |
| he;she;it | will withe |
| we | will withe |
| you | will withe |
| they | will withe |
Future Perfect
| I | will have withed |
| you | will have withed |
| he;she;it | will have withed |
| we | will have withed |
| you | will have withed |
| they | will have withed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | withe |
| you | withe |
| he;she;it | withe |
| we | withe |
| you | withe |
| they | withe |
Perfect
| I | have withed |
| you | have withed |
| he;she;it | have withed |
| we | have withed |
| you | have withed |
| they | have withed |
Imperfect
| I | withed |
| you | withed |
| he;she;it | withed |
| we | withed |
| you | withed |
| they | withed |
Pluperfect
| I | had withed |
| you | had withed |
| he;she;it | had withed |
| we | had withed |
| you | had withed |
| they | had withed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would withe |
| you | would withe |
| he;she;it | would withe |
| we | would withe |
| you | would withe |
| they | would withe |
Perfect
| I | would have withed |
| you | would have withed |
| he;she;it | would have withed |
| we | would have withed |
| you | would have withed |
| they | would have withed |
Imperative
| you | withe |
| we | Let's withe |
| you | withe |
Verbs conjugated like 'withe'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'withe'
ithe,
kithe,
lithe,
sithe,
tithe,
wishe,
wite,
wither,
writhe,
bathe,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English withe, withthe, from Old English wiþe, wiþþe (“cord, band, thong, fetter”), from Proto-Germanic *wiþiz, *wiþjǭ (“cord, rope”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis (“that which twines”), from *weyt- (“that which winds or bends, branch, switch”), from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (“to turn, wind, bend”). Cognate with Danish vidje (“wicker”), Swedish vidja (“withe, wicker, osier”), Icelandic við, viðja (“a withe”), Latin vītis (“vine”), Russian ветвь (vetvʹ, “branch, bough, limb”). Doublet of vice (“a type of tool, etc.”). The brickwork and chimney architecture senses may have a different etymology, see wythe. See: Danish '
vidje', Swedish '
vidja'.
Sample Sentences
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As soon as the body of Deerslayer was withed in bark sufficiently to create a lively sense of helplessness, he was literally carried to a young tree, and bound against it, in a way that effectually prevented it from moving, [1862, James Fenimore Cooper, The Deerslayer, page 341:]
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These frames are usually constructed of rough trees tightly withed and wedged together. [1888, Virgil Chittenden Hart, Western China: a journey to the great Buddhist centre of Mount Omei, page 132:]
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The strips are first laid on the back and two sides of the shanty, and are kept smooth and in proper position by poles laid across them and withed down to the frame. [1890, Edward Augustus Samuels, With fly-rod and camera, page 184:]
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If it were withed by the aborigine it would have formed an effective and dangerous weapon, either in the chase of the large beasts with which he was contemporary or in war against his human enemies. [1913, Newton Horace Winchell with Minnesota Historical Society, The weathering of aboriginal stone artifacts, no. 1, page 121:]
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Question. Did you hear of the circumstances of William Davis having been whipped on the 5th day of December, the day before the cutting took place? Answer Yes, sir; I did that evening, when he came home. Q. Did you examine where he had been withed? A. Yes, sir. [1888 June 30, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia., “State v. Davis.”, in The Southeastern reporter, volume 7:]
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"He'll trim you up for tossing Suse that note," said Am Bayne to his own companion. / "Ye-es, and you'll get a withing, too," declared the other. [1901, Oren Frederic Morton, Winning or losing?: a story of the West Virginia Hills:]
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After I was on they commenced withing my horse to make him go faster, but I reined him up; ... They then commenced withing me around the shoulders, saying it would have a better effect than to whip the horse. [1913, Richard Nye Price, Holston Methodism, volume 4, page 494:]