Kithed

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Revealed or made known something that had been hidden ; showed oneself or came into view
2. Made something known to others in the past ; appeared or made oneself visible, as an archaic usage
3. Disclosed or displayed something formerly concealed ; presented oneself or came forward in view

Etymology: "Kithed" is the past tense and past participle of "kithe," a verb meaning to make known, show, or reveal. The verb descends from Old English "cȳþan," which came from a Proto-Germanic root, "*kunþijaną," meaning "to make known." That same ancestry gives English its ancient link to "kith," as in the phrase "kith and kin," since the Old English noun "cȳþ" (acquaintance, knowledge, or one's known people) was built from the same stem. Through Middle English "kiþen" and "küthen," the verb stayed in use for centuries before fading from everyday speech. Its survival in written and literary English is what keeps "kithed" recognizable to modern readers, even though most people would now say "showed" or "revealed" instead.

Synonyms: revealed, made known, disclosed

Antonyms: concealed