n. [ OE. kith, cuð, AS. c&ymacr_;ððe, c&ymacr_;ð, native land, fr. cūð known. √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,
‖n. See Cithara. [ 1913 Webster ]
For gentle hearte kytheth gentilesse. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Obs. ] See Kythe. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]