saith

American

[seth, say-uhth] / sɛθ, ˈseɪ əθ /

verb

Archaic.

third person singular present tense of say.

saith British

/ sɛθ /

verb

archaic a form of the present tense (indicative mood) of say 1

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I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2021

I AM the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 16, 2021

“For it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord,” he quoted from Romans 12:19.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2018

Vengeance is mine, saith the lord, but that was before Denzel Washington stepped up.

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2018

“My wig saith baron, but my odor saith tramp.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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