KYTHING

Etymology

Verb

kything

present participle of kythe

Noun

kything (uncountable)

The spiritual process of focusing on one's shared connection with a loved one.

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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