kithe

/kaɪð/

kithe verb: to make known; to reveal.

Verb

kithe (third-person singular simple present kithes, present participle kithing, simple past and past participle kithed)

(archaic, obsolete elsewhere) To make known; to reveal.
- these lines are sent by me, to keep the law and kithe my love to thee.1606, Alexander Craig, The Amorous, London: printed by William White, New Year's Gift to Idea, page 96; republished as The Poetical Works of Alexander Craig of Rose-Craig, 1604–1631; Now First...
- I'll kithe a constant Palinurus to thee, […]1609, Alexander Craig, The Poetical Recreations, Edinburgh: printed by Thomas Finlason, To His Majesty, in Name of his Noble Master, page 10; republished as The Poetical Works of Alexander Craig of...

Forms of kithe

third-person singular present	kithes
present participle	kithing
past participle	kithed
past	kithed
alternative form	cythe
alternative form	kyithe
alternative form	kyith
alternative form	keyth
alternative form	kaith
alternative form	kayth
alternative form	caith
alternative form	cuith

Origin of kithe

From Middle English kiþen, küthen, kithen, from Old English cȳþan, from Proto-West Germanic *kunþijan, from Proto-Germanic *kunþijaną (“to make known”).

Words that rhyme with kithe

Questions about kithe

What does kithe mean?: Kithe means to make known; to reveal.
What part of speech is kithe?: Kithe is a verb.
How do you pronounce kithe?: Kithe is pronounced /kaɪð/.
What is the past tense of kithe?: The past tense of kithe is kithed.

Words near kithe in the dictionary

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