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

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

Conjugation of mīþan (strong class 1)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	mīþan	tō mīþenne
1st-person singular	mīþe	māþ
2nd-person singular	mīþest	miþe
3rd-person singular	mīþeþ	māþ
plural	mīþaþ	miþon
subjunctive	present	past
singular	mīþe	miþe
plural	mīþen	miþen
imperative
singular	mīþ
plural	mīþaþ
participle	present	past
	mīþende	(ġe)miþen

Derived terms

bemīþan

Descendants

Middle English: mithen
- English: mithe

References

Bosworth-Troller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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