kythe

or kithe

[ kahyth ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Scot. and North England.

, kythed, kyth·ing.

1. to make known by action; show; demonstrate; prove.
2. Obsolete. to make known by words; announce; declare; proclaim.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kythe¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English kythen, kithen, Old English cȳthan “to make known,” derivative of cūth “known, acquainted with”; couth ²