Infinitive
mithen; to mithen; mithe
Participles
| Present | mithende; mithynge |
| Past | mithed; ymithed |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | mithe |
| 2nd sing. | mithest |
| 3rd sing. | mitheth |
| 1st plur. | mithen; mithe; mitheth |
| 2nd plur. | mithen; mithe; mitheth |
| 3rd plur. | mithen; mithe; mitheth |
Past
| 1st sing. | mithed; mithede |
| 2nd sing. | mithedest |
| 3rd sing. | mithed; mithede |
| 1st plur. | mitheden; mithed; mithede |
| 2nd plur. | mitheden; mithed; mithede |
| 3rd plur. | mitheden; mithed; mithede |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | mithe |
| 2nd sing. | mithe |
| 3rd sing. | mithe |
Past
| 1st sing. | mithed; mithede |
| 2nd sing. | mithed; mithede |
| 3rd sing. | mithed; mithede |
Imperative
| Singular | mithe |
| Plural | mitheth; mithe |
Verbs conjugated like mithen
synnen,
syften,
serven,
snoren,
snesen,
sighen,
skewen,
wondren,
symulen,
blosmen,
blissen,
suffisen,
blessen,
damagen,
daunten,
dauncen,
gamenen,
plukken,
wratthen,
snarken, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Old English mīþan (“to hide, conceal; keep to oneself, dissemble; conceal oneself, remain concealed; avoid, shun, refrain from”). Cognate with Dutch mijden (“to avoid, evade”), German meiden (“to avoid, shun, forbear”). See: Dutch '
mijden', German, old spelling '
meiden'.
Sample Sentences
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ca 1300, Cursor Mundi, line 10942
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Þof þat þai mournand were, Þai mithed it mikel wit þair chere ("Though they were mouning, they hid it much with their cheer". See also this version.)
Cognates
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