Cometh

//ˈkʌm.əθ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of come archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

    "And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer commeth."

Example

More examples

"For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved."

Etymology

From Middle English cometh, cumeþ, comth, cumþ, kimeð, from Old English cymþ, cymeþ, from Proto-Germanic *kwimidi, third person singular indicative of Proto-Germanic *kwemaną (“to come”), equivalent to come + -eth. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kumt, West Frisian komt, Dutch komt, German Low German kummt, German kommt.

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