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mithe

mithe

English

Verb

mithe ‎(third-person singular simple present mithes, present participle mithing, simple past and past participle mithed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To avoid; shun; evade.
  2. (transitive, obsolete) To escape the notice of.
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To conceal; dissemble (feelings, etc.).
  4. (intransitive, obsolete) To remain concealed; escape notice; hide one's thoughts or feelings.

Derived terms

Etymology

From Middle English mithen, from Old English mīþan ‎(“to hide, conceal; keep to oneself, dissemble; conceal oneself, remain concealed; avoid, shun, refrain from”), from Proto-Germanic *mīþaną ‎(“to avoid”), from Proto-Indo-European *meit- ‎(“to change, switch”). Cognate with Dutch mijden ‎(“to avoid, evade”), German meiden ‎(“to avoid, shun, forbear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɪð/
  • Rhymes: -aɪð

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