"kitthe" meaning in Middle English

See kitthe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkiθ(ə)/, /ˈkɛθ(ə)/ [Kent], /ˈkyθ(ə)/ (note: Southern, Southwest Midland)
Etymology: Inherited from Old English cȳþþ, cȳþþu, from Proto-West Germanic *kunþiþu. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|cȳþþ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English cȳþþ, {{inh+|enm|ang|cȳþþ}} Inherited from Old English cȳþþ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*kunþiþu}} Proto-West Germanic *kunþiþu Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} kitthe, {{enm-noun|kitthes}} kitthe (plural kitthes) Forms: kitthes [plural], kiththe [alternative], kiþ [alternative], kiþþe [alternative], kyȝth [alternative], kyth [alternative], kythe [alternative], kyþe [alternative], cuððe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], cuhðe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], cyððe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], kuððe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], keþþe [alternative, Kent], cithe [alternative, Northern], kidh [alternative, Northern], kiyth [alternative, Northern], kyght [alternative, Northern], kyghte [alternative, Northern], kytht [alternative, Northern], cuþþe [alternative], cuþþhe [alternative], kuþþe [alternative], kuythe [alternative]
  1. One's homeland or birthplace; the country one belongs to.
    Sense id: en-kitthe-enm-noun-wi-tAxNv
  2. One's kinsmen or relations; the people one belongs to.
    Sense id: en-kitthe-enm-noun-1UT1K3n5
  3. (rare) Relation, heritage; ethnic or familial connection. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-kitthe-enm-noun-BqUHuZ-p Categories (other): Family Disambiguation of Family: 0 0 100 0 0 0
  4. (rare) A descendant or offspring; someone descending from oneself. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-kitthe-enm-noun-ETC6ySCg
  5. (rare) Knowledge, facts (especially customary) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-kitthe-enm-noun-fgusHzFT
  6. (rare) Acquaintance; the state of knowing someone. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-kitthe-enm-noun-nQ0zR9vD Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 16 3 17 20 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 18 1 3 28 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 18 1 3 24 39

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "Early-Middle-English"
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      "form": "cyððe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
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      "form": "kuððe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
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      "form": "keþþe",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "tags": [
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          "english": "Then kings came next, kneeling and offering / myrrh and plenty of gold, without asking for favour / or any kind of wealth, but instead acknowledging him as sovereign / of the land, sun, and sea; then they went / back to the kings' people using instructions from angels.",
          "ref": "c. 1378-9, [William Langland], “Paſſus xıx᷒ et explıcıt Dobet // et ımplıcıt Dobeſt”, in [Piers Plowman, A Treatise on Sin] (W, B-text), London, published c. 1400, →OCLC, folio 116, verso; republished as Thorlac Turville-Petre, Hoyt N. Duggan, editors, Cambridge, Trinity College, MS B.15.17 (The Piers Plowman Electronic Archive; 2), SEENET, 2014, →ISBN:",
          "text": "¶ Kynges þat come after. knelede. and offrede / Mırre and muche gold. Wıþ outen mercy aſkynge / Or any kynnes catel. but knowelıchynge hym sou͛eyn / Boþe of lond. sonne and see. and sıþenes þeı wente / In to hır kyngene kıþ. by counseıl of Aungeles",
          "translation": "Then kings came next, kneeling and offering / myrrh and plenty of gold, without asking for favour / or any kind of wealth, but instead acknowledging him as sovereign / of the land, sun, and sea; then they went / back to the kings' people using instructions from angels.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈkiθ(ə)/"
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          "english": "Then kings came next, kneeling and offering / myrrh and plenty of gold, without asking for favour / or any kind of wealth, but instead acknowledging him as sovereign / of the land, sun, and sea; then they went / back to the kings' people using instructions from angels.",
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          "text": "¶ Kynges þat come after. knelede. and offrede / Mırre and muche gold. Wıþ outen mercy aſkynge / Or any kynnes catel. but knowelıchynge hym sou͛eyn / Boþe of lond. sonne and see. and sıþenes þeı wente / In to hır kyngene kıþ. by counseıl of Aungeles",
          "translation": "Then kings came next, kneeling and offering / myrrh and plenty of gold, without asking for favour / or any kind of wealth, but instead acknowledging him as sovereign / of the land, sun, and sea; then they went / back to the kings' people using instructions from angels.",
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          "someone",
          "someone"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A descendant or offspring; someone descending from oneself."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Knowledge, facts (especially customary)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Knowledge",
          "knowledge"
        ],
        [
          "facts",
          "facts"
        ],
        [
          "customary",
          "customary#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Knowledge, facts (especially customary)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Acquaintance; the state of knowing someone."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Acquaintance",
          "acquaintance"
        ],
        [
          "state",
          "state"
        ],
        [
          "knowing",
          "knowing"
        ],
        [
          "someone",
          "someone"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Acquaintance; the state of knowing someone."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkiθ(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɛθ(ə)/",
      "tags": [
        "Kent"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkyθ(ə)/",
      "note": "Southern, Southwest Midland"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kitthe"
}

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