Obs. rare. Also 5 leyth. [Of obscure origin: perh. shortened from lethy, LITHY, or from LEATHWAKE.] Flexible, supple.
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 302/1. Lethy, or weyke (S. leyth), flexibilis.
1530. Palsgr., 317/1. Lethe delyver of ones lymmes, souple.
