kythe

American  

[kahyth] / kaɪð /

Or kithe

verb (used with or without object)

Scot. and North England.

kythed, kything

1. to make known by action; show; demonstrate; prove.

2. Obsolete. to make known by words; announce; declare; proclaim.

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Etymology

Origin of kythe

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

Example Sentences

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

Kid; or "kidde," past participle of "kythe" or "kithe," to show or discover.

From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing

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