mirth

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Now I tell you: he mith all de valuable ting, he is too fat and lazy; only joke, joke, joke.

From A Voyage of Consolation (being in the nature of a sequel to the experiences of 'An American girl in London') by Duncan, Sara Jeannette

Myth, mith, n. a fable, a legend, a fabulous narrative founded on a remote event, esp. those made in the early period of a people's existence: an invented story: a falsehood.—adjs.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

A number of words usually spelled with “y” were written with “i” in this text: nimph, mith, simbol; and names such as Pilades, Hilas.

From A Treatise on the Art of Dancing by Gallini, Giovanni-Andrea

"Miri man, that es so wyth, Of ay thing gif me answere: For him that mensked man wyt mith, Wat sal worth of this were?" &c.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various

S mith walked ahead of me upstairs; he had snapped up the light in the hall-way, and now he turned and cried back loudly: "I fear we should never get servants to stay here."

From The Devil Doctor by Rohmer, Sax