yongthe

== English == === Noun === yongthe (plural yongthes) (obsolete) Alternative form of youngth. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === ȝongthe, ȝongþe, ȝonkþe, ȝoungþe, yonghthe ȝengþe, ȝenkþe, ȝingþe, yingþe (Buckinghamshire, East Saxon); ȝungth, ȝungthe (Promptorium Parvulorum) ȝyngheth (Northeast Midland); ȝinkþe, yongith, ȝonkeþ, ȝoungeþ, ȝongh (Southern, West Midland) === Etymology === From yong (“young”) +‎ -the (abstract nominal suffix), perhaps as a modification of earlier youthe. First attested in c. 1330. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjunɡθ(ə)/, /ˈjunkθ(ə)/ IPA(key): /ˈjinɡθ(ə)/, /ˈjinkθ(ə)/, /ˈjɛ-/ (especially East Saxon) === Noun === yongthe (uncountable) (East Midland, Southern, West Midland) Youth (part of life between childhood and adulthood). Synonyms: yonghede, youthe Youthfulness, youngness; the state of being young. Synonyms: yonghede, youthe The vigour or energy of youth. ==== Descendants ==== English: youngth (obsolete) ==== References ==== “yǒngthe, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.