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ithand

/ˈaɪðənd/

ithand adjective: industrious; assiduous; continually busy; diligent.

Adjective

ithand (comparative more ithand, superlative most ithand)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete) Industrious; assiduous; continually busy; diligent.
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete) Plodding; constant; continual.
  3. (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete) Conscientious; considerate; watchful; careful; attentive.
  4. (Northern England, Scotland, obsolete, usually) Continuous; persistent.

Forms of ithand

comparativemore ithand
superlativemost ithand
alternative formident
alternative formydant
alternative formiden
alternative formydan
alternative formeident
alternative formidand
alternative formydand

Origin of ithand

From Middle English ithand, an alteration (due to assimilation to suffix -and) of Middle English ithen (“diligent”), from Old Norse iðinn (“assiduous, diligent”), from iðja, iðna (“to do, perform”), from ið (“a restless motion”). Cognate with Icelandic iðinn (“diligent”), Norwegian idig (“busy”), Danish idelig (“continual”), and perhaps to English eddy.

Words formed from ithand

  • ithandly

Questions about ithand

What does ithand mean?
Ithand means industrious; assiduous; continually busy; diligent.
What part of speech is ithand?
Ithand is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ithand?
Ithand is pronounced /ˈaɪðənd/.

Words near ithand in the dictionary

  1. ithagines
  2. Ithaka
  3. Ithakan
  4. Ithakans
  5. Ithake
  6. ithand
  7. ithede
  8. ithedes
  9. itheed
  10. itheeds
  11. ithergates

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