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Subject: Re: Translation Requested From: Steven J. Coker Date: May 29, 1999 [email protected] wrote: > In the term "Kith and Kin" its obvious what the word "kin" means but what is > "Kith?" Just a little food for thought on my part. Webster gives the following. Kith function: noun meaning: familiar, friends, neighbors, or relatives etymology: first used before 12th century; from c˙thth (Old English); akin to cüth (Old English) meaning familiar or known; cüth is akin to Kund (Old High German) meaning known, cüth is also akin to can (Old English) meaning know. ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |