Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
KYTHED
Verb
kythed
simple past tense and past participle of kythe
Source: Wiktionary
KYTHE
Kythe, Kithe, v. t. [imp. Kydde, Kidde (kîd"de); p. p. Kythed, Kid; p. pr. & vb. n. Kything.] Etym: [OE. kythen, kithen, cu, to make known, AS. c, fr. c known. Uncouth, Ca to be able, and cf. Kith.]
Definition: To make known; to manifest; to show; to declare. [Obs: or Scot.] For gentle hearte kytheth gentilesse. Chaucer.
Kythe, v. t.
Definition: To come into view; to appear. [Scot.] It kythes bright . . . because all is dark around it. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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