kiþen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• kithen, cuthen

Etymology

From Old English cȳþan, from Proto-Germanic *kunþijaną.

Verb

kiþen (third-person singular simple present kiþeth, present participle kiþende, kiþynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle kiþed)

1. to kithe; to make known or reveal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kiþen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) kiþen, kiþe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	kiþe	kiþed
2nd-person singular	kiþest	kiþedest
3rd-person singular	kiþeth	kiþed
subjunctive singular	kiþe
imperative singular		—
plural1	kiþen, kiþe	kiþeden, kiþede
imperative plural	kiþeth, kiþe	—
participles	kiþynge, kiþende	kiþed, ykiþed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: kithe
• Scots: kithe