eth
or edh
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
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Other definitions for -eth (2 of 4)
an ending of the third person singular present indicative of verbs, now occurring only in archaic forms or used in solemn or poetic language: doeth or doth; hopeth; sitteth.
Origin of -eth
2- Also -th.
Other definitions for -eth (3 of 4)
variant of -th2, the ordinal suffix, used when the cardinal number ends in -y: twentieth; thirtieth.
Other definitions for Eth. (4 of 4)
Ethiopia.
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How to use eth in a sentence
Note, once for all, that 'th for final -eth is extremely common throughout all parts of this poem.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerThere will soon be one b-e-eg mince pie we-eth Captain Wright eenside.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea | Charles H. L. JohnstonThis requires care, because the final -eth is usually written in full, though seldom sounded.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes | Geoffrey ChaucerNilgang yam eb dais ot eb os kile eth hatemcatsim atth ti nac veern eb fylul ratlen.
St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 | Variouseth-baal: so that even in the sacred writings we find terms of this sort transposed.
British Dictionary definitions for eth (1 of 5)
/ (ɛð, ɛθ) /
a variant of edh
British Dictionary definitions for ETH (2 of 5)
Ethiopia (international car registration)
British Dictionary definitions for -eth (3 of 5)
forming the archaic third person singular present indicative tense of verbs: goeth; taketh
Origin of -eth
3British Dictionary definitions for -eth (4 of 5)
a variant of -th 2 twentieth
British Dictionary definitions for Eth. (5 of 5)
Ethiopia(n)
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