kythe Meaning, Definition & Usage

Kythe, Kithe transitive verb (Also<
  • Kythe
  • Kithe
)
Etymology
OE. kythen, kithen, cuen, to make known, AS. can, fr. c known. . See Uncouth, Ca to be able, and cf. Kith.
Wordforms
imperfect Kydde, Kidde past participle Kythed Kid; present participle & verbal noun Kything
Definitions
  1. To make known; to manifest; to show; to declare. Obs: or Scot.
    For gentle hearte kytheth gentilesse. Chaucer.
Kythe transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To come into view; to appear. Scot.
    It kythes bright . . . because all is dark around it. Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1913