Middle English Dictionary Entry
kitthelī adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | kitthelī adv. Also kithli. |
| Etymology | From kitthe n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) So as to be known, openly; (b) familiarly.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)22742 : His oþer cuming sal be [read: he] scau, Kithli til þis werld to knau.
b
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)16532 : Nollde nohht te Laferrd Crist..lætenn kiþþeliȝ wiþþ hemm Forr þeȝȝre wake trowwþe.