ciþ

See also: cith and çiy

Old English

Alternative forms

• ċȳþ

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

Declension of ciþ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċīþ	ċīþas
accusative	ċīþ	ċīþas
genitive	ċīþes	ċīþa
dative	ċīþe	ċīþum

Descendants

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