Eateth

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

    "Let not him that eateth, deſpiſe him that eateth not: and let not him which eateth not, iudge him that eateth. For God hath receiued him."

Example

More examples

"Now therefore, my son, follow my counsel: And go thy way to the flock, bring me two kids of the best, that I may make of them meat for thy father, such as he gladly eateth. Which when thou hast brought in, and he hath eaten, he may bless thee before he die."

Etymology

From eat + -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix.

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