Part of speech: verb
Verb type: weak verb (1)
1. to announce, declare, proclaim; 2. to notify; to tell, relate; 3. to prove, confirm (also cýðan) /cf. ȝecýþan /
Etymology
[Mod E KITHE dial ← Prot-Germ *kunþjan (← *kunþaz “known; evident”); Goth ga-swi-kunþjan; O Fris kētha; O Sax kūthian; OHG kunden (Mod G künden); Icel kynna]
Paradigm
4.2.1 (a)
(a) with a short root vowel
I class | infinitive | past tense singular |
to plough | erian | erede |
to perform, commit | fremman | fremede |
(b) with a long root vowel
I class | infinitive | past tense singular |
to feed | fédan | fédde |
to keep, observe | cépan | cépte |
to send | sendan | sende |
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