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
Conjugation of mīþan (strong class 1)
infinitive mīþan tō mīþenne
indicative present past
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

Descendants
  • Middle English: mithen
    • English: mithe

References
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