ciþ

See also: cith, ciy, and çiy

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kīþ, from Proto-Germanic *kīþą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiːθ/

Noun

ċīþ m (nominative plural ċīþas)

  1. a young shoot of an herb or tree; a chit; sprout; germ; sprig; mote

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ċīþ ċīþas
accusative ċīþ ċīþas
genitive ċīþes ċīþa
dative ċīþe ċīþum

Descendants

  • Middle English: chithe, chide, chive, chis, chire, *chitte, *chit
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