Lish, lithe and lissome might all be related. We've seen long i's and short i's do the do-si-do before. (my dictionary says that 'lisssome' comes from 'lithesome.')

Blithe and bliss
Lithe and lish

Wind and wind, as in

........................oh wind,
if winter comes, can spring be far behind?
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I just saw that 'lissome' means agile, but a 'lissom' is one of these three nouns:

1. a cleft in a rock
2. a platform or broad stratum of rock
3. a length of rope or braided straw

Who'd a thunk it?

Nice talking about language with you, M, Phil and Allan.