kythe
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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to make known by action; show; demonstrate; prove.
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Obsolete. to make known by words; announce; declare; proclaim.
Etymology
Origin of kythe
First recorded before 900; Middle English kythen, kithen, Old English cȳthan “to make known,” derivative of cūth “known, acquainted with”; see couth 2
Example Sentences
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Cled i' yer Sunday claes, Nannie, Fair kythe ye to mony an ee; But cled i' yer ilka-day's, Nannie, Ye draw the hert frae me!
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by MacDonald, George
Then it is time for mee to speake Of kern knights and kempes great, Such carping for to kythe.
From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis
Kid; or "kidde," past participle of "kythe" or "kithe," to show or discover.
From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing
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