† unkithev.
Obsolete. rare.
intransitive. To disappear, vanish; to conceal oneself.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > be or become invisible [verb (intransitive)] > vanish or disappear
formeltc893
wendOE
witea1000
aworthc1000
fleec1200
fleetc1200
withdraw1297
vanish1303
voidc1374
unkithea1400
startc1405
disappearc1425
disparishc1425
to fall awayc1443
evanish?a1475
vade1495
sinka1500
vade1530
fly1535
fadea1538
melt?1567
dispear1600
relinquish1601
foist1603
dispersea1616
to vanish (melt, etc.) into thin aira1616
dissipate1626
retire1647
evaporate1713
merge1802
illude1820
to foam off1826
dislimn1833
furl1844
to step out1844
evanesce1855
shade1880
wisp1883
to go to the winds1884
walk1898
to do a disappearing act1913
to go west1916
to do (or take) a fade1949
to phase out1970
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 11438 Fra þai come þar als suith, þe stern it hid and can vnkyth [Gött. vnkith].
c1617 King James VI & I Poems (1958) II. 86 I shall not from the enemies sight To anie part remoue Vnkithing once in honour of My mistres and my loue.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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