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Couth

Couth

(k??th)
,
imp.
&
p.
p.
of
Can
.
[See
Can
, and cf.
Uncouth
.]
Could; was able; knew or known; understood.
[Obs.]
Above all other one Daniel
He loveth, for he
couth
well
Divine, that none other
couth
;
To him were all things
couth
,
As he had it of God’s grace.
Gower.

Definition 2024

couth

couth

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuːθ/
  • Rhymes: -uːθ

Adjective

couth ‎(comparative more couth, superlative most couth)

  1. (obsolete) known, renowned

Verb

couth

  1. (obsolete except in adjective use) past participle of can

Etymology 2

Back-formation from uncouth.

Adjective

couth ‎(comparative more couth, superlative most couth)

  1. Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; cultured, refined.
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Noun

couth ‎(usually uncountable, plural couths)

  1. Social grace, sophistication; manners; refinement.
    That man has no couth.
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Etymology

From Middle English couth, doublet of could; from Old English cūþ ‎(“known, plain, manifest, certain, well known, usual, noted, excellent, famous, intimate, familiar, friendly, related”), from Proto-Germanic *kunþaz ‎(“known”), from Proto-Indo-European, *ǵneh₃- ‎(“to know”). Cognate with Scots couth ‎(“known, familiar”), Saterland Frisian cut ‎(“known”), Dutch kond ‎(“known”), German kund ‎(“known”), Icelandic kuðr, kunnur ‎(“known”), Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 ‎(kunþs, “known”), Latin gnosco ‎(“to know”).

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