Stith

Stith
Stith \Stith\ (st[i^]th), a. [AS. st[=i][eth].] Strong; stiff; rigid. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

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  • Stith — is a surname, and may refer to:;Persons *Bryant Stith (b. 1970), American professional basketball player *James H. Stith (contemporary), American physicist *John E. Stith (b. 1947), American science fiction author *Laura Denvir Stith… …   Wikipedia

  • stith|y — «STIHTH ee, STIHTH », noun, plural stith|ies, verb, stith|ied, stith|y|ing. –n. 1. = anvil. (Cf. ↑anvil) 2. a forge; …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stith — Stith, n. [Icel. ste[eth]i an anvil, akin to sta[eth]r place. See {Stead}.] An anvil; a stithy. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] He invented also pincers, hammers, iron crows, and the anvil, or stith. Holland. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stith — ˈstith archaic variant of stithy …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stith Thompson — (* 7. März 1885; † 13. Januar 1976) war ein amerikanischer Volkskundler. Als Vertreter der so genannten finnischen Schule (geographisch historische Methode) der Erzählforschung überarbeitete und ergänzte er zuerst 1928 und dann noch einmal 1961… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Stith Thompson — (7 de marzo de 1885 – 10 de enero de 1976) fue un folclorista estadounidense, conocido sobre todo por su obra conjunta con Antti Aarne, el sistema de clasificación Aarne Thompson. Thompson nació en el Condado de Nelson, Kentucky.[1] Sus padres… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Stith Thompson — (March 7, 1885 – 1976) was an American scholar of folklore and the Thompson of the Aarne Thompson classification system. He was born in Bloomfield, Kentucky, the son of John Warden and Eliza (McCluskey) Thompson.He joined the English faculty of… …   Wikipedia

  • stith — sb. == anvil. HD. 1877. AS. stýð …   Oldest English Words

  • Thomas Stith, III — Thomas A. Stith, III was a member of the city council of Durham, North Carolina from 1999 to 2007.An alumnus of North Carolina Central University, Stith was first elected to the Durham City Council in 1999, holding one of the at large seats on… …   Wikipedia

  • Michelle Stith — Michelle Stith, née Henderson, also known as Chel Stith, is as of August 6, 2005 President[1] of the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles branch of the Church of Scientology in the U.S. state of California. Stith has been quoted in the press… …   Wikipedia

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