Blith
/blɪθ/noun
An archaic or Scots adjective meaning cheerful, glad, or kind.
Did you know?Blith is an archaic spelling of blithe, whose Germanic relatives also gave English the word “bliss,” linking cheerfulness and ecstatic joy through a shared ancient root.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*blīþiz
“Joyful, kind, or gentle”
Old English
Old English
blīþe
“Joyous, cheerful, kind, or gracious”
Middle English
Middle English
bliþe
“Glad, merry, gentle, or gracious”
14th Century
English
blith
“A variant spelling meaning cheerful or happy”
Modern English
English
blith
“An archaic or Scots form of blithe”