Middle English Dictionary Entry
chit(te n.
Entry Info
| Forms | chit(te n. |
| Etymology | Cp. OHG kizzī(n kid. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The young of an animal.
Associated quotations
- (a1382) WBible(1) (Dc 369(1))Is.34.15 : The yrchoun..nurshede out litle chittes [WB(2): whelpis].
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)293a/b : The wesil..norissheþ hire chittes in hous.
- a1500 Hrl.1002 Gloss.(Hrl 1002)624 : Catus, catulus [glossed: catte..chytte].