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Kythe

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(kīth)
v. t.1.To make known; to manifest; to show; to declare.
[imp. Kydde, Kidde (kĭd"de); p. p. Kythed Kid; p. pr. & vb. n. Kything.]
For gentle hearte kytheth gentilesse.
- Chaucer.
1.To come into view; to appear.
It kythes bright . . . because all is dark around it.
- Sir W. Scott.
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The Jewish king orders to kill all the male children in his kingdom, characteristically using the name "Mahound" in his speech, which contributes to the general effect of his being an infidel: HERODES REX: Now, kene knyghtys, kythe youre craftys, And kyllyth knave chylderyn and castyth hem in clay, Shewyth on your shulderys scheldys and schaftys, Shapyth amonge [selcouthys] ashyrlyng shray (28-31).
Chaucer's clergeon, or towards holiness in The Prioress's Tale by Czarnowus, Anna / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
 
 
 
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