cyþan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kunþijaną (“to make known”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkyː.θɑn/, [ˈkyː.ðɑn]

Verb

cȳþan

1. to make known; tell; relate; proclaim; announce
2. to reveal; make manifest

Conjugation

Conjugation of cȳþan (weak class 1)

infinitive	cȳþan	cȳþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	cȳþe	cȳþde
second person singular	cȳþest, cȳst	cȳþdest
third person singular	cȳþeþ, cȳþþ, cȳþ	cȳþde
plural	cȳþaþ	cȳþdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	cȳþe	cȳþde
plural	cȳþen	cȳþden
imperative
singular	cȳþ
plural	cȳþaþ
participle	present	past
	cȳþende	(ġe)cȳþed

Derived terms

• ācȳþan
• forcȳþan
• ġecȳþan
• ofcȳþan
• ofercȳþan

Descendants

• Middle English: kiþen, cüthen, kithen
  • English: kithe
  • Scots: kythe