Withy \With"y\, n.; pl. {Withies}. [OE. withe, wipi, AS. w[=i]?ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. w[=i]da, Icel. v[=i]?ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. ?, and probably to L. vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. [root]141. Cf. {Wine}, {Withe}.] 1. (Bot.) The osier willow ({Salix viminalis}). See {Osier}, n. (a) . 2. A withe. See {Withe}, 1.