Kith

Kith
Kith Kith (k[i^]th), n. [OE. kith, cu[eth], AS. c[=y][eth][eth]e, c[=y][eth], native land, fr. c[=u][eth] known. [root]45. See {Uncouth}, {Can}, and cf. {Kythe}.] Acquaintance; kindred. [1913 Webster]

And my near kith for that will sore me shend. --W. Browne. [1913 Webster]

The sage of his kith and the hamlet. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

{Kith and kin}, kindred more or less remote. [1913 Webster]


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