"mithen" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈmiːðən/
Etymology: From Old English mīþan (“to hide, conceal; keep to oneself, dissemble; conceal oneself, remain concealed; avoid, shun, refrain from”). Cognate with Dutch mijden (“to avoid, evade”), German meiden (“to avoid, shun, forbear”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|enm|ang|mīþan||to hide, conceal; keep to oneself, dissemble; conceal oneself, remain concealed; avoid, shun, refrain from}} Old English mīþan (“to hide, conceal; keep to oneself, dissemble; conceal oneself, remain concealed; avoid, shun, refrain from”), {{cog|nl|mijden||to avoid, evade}} Dutch mijden (“to avoid, evade”), {{cog|de|meiden||to avoid, shun, forbear}} German meiden (“to avoid, shun, forbear”) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} mithen, {{enm-verb|stem=mith}} mithen (third-person singular simple present mitheth, present participle mithende, mithynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle mithed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|mith}} Forms: mitheth [present, singular, third-person], mithende [participle, present], mithynge [participle, present], mithed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], mithen [infinitive], to mithen [infinitive], mithe [infinitive], mithe [first-person, present, singular], mithed [first-person, past, singular], mithest [present, second-person, singular], mithedest [past, second-person, singular], mitheth [present, singular, third-person], mithed [past, singular, third-person], mithe [present, singular, subjunctive], mithed [past, singular, subjunctive], mithe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], mithen [plural, present], mithe [plural, present], mitheden [past, plural], mithede [past, plural], mitheth [imperative, plural, present], mithe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], mithynge [participle, present], mithende [participle, present], mithed [participle, past], ymithed [participle, past]
  1. (transitive) To avoid; shun; evade. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mithen-enm-verb-c7psCeUd
  2. (transitive) To escape the notice of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mithen-enm-verb-bweXtruV
  3. (transitive) To conceal; dissemble (feelings, etc.). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mithen-enm-verb-kBJJ1nqL Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 51 41
  4. (intransitive) To remain concealed; escape notice Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-mithen-enm-verb-ThqK04rH

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To conceal; dissemble (feelings, etc.)."
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        "(intransitive) To remain concealed; escape notice"
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