withe

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withe (dial.) band or tie made of a flexible twig OE.; †halter XIII; metal band or hoop XVII. OE. wiōōe = MDu. wisse (Du. wis), OHG. wit(hi), wid(i), Goth. kunawida bonds, ON. viō, viōja :- Gmc. *wiþón, *wiþi; f. IE. base *weit- *wit-, of IE. range (rel. to L. *wi- as in L. viēre plait, WIRE).