*kyd: 'to deceive, plot against; to lie in wait'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*kyd
Meaning	'to deceive, plot against; to lie in wait'
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	kādahu 'he deceived, beguiled, circumvented him' (Lane 2638); makīdat 'deceit, guile' (Lane 2639)	Lane 2638; Lane 2639
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab kd, kydw; ktd (Biella 245); kd (SD 80)	Biella 245; SD 80	gloss withheld

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

SD 80 reads kydw (J 585/7) as the auxiliary 'almost do' and tkydw (R 3992) as 'start a prosecution'.

Updated 26 October 2026