miþan

See also: mithan and miðan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mīþaną. Cognate with Old Saxon mīthan (Middle Low German mîden), Dutch mijden, Old High German mīdan (German meiden).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːðɑn/

Verb

mīþan

  1. to hide, conceal, dissemble
    Cyriacus hygerune ne mað to Gode cleopode.
    Cyriacus did not hide his mind's secret, but cried out to God.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: mithen
    • English: mithe

References

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