Hath

//hæθ// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of hauth (“unit of measure”). alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of have archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

    "Thirty days hath September."

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"The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of our island."

Etymology

From Middle English hath, heth, hafth, hefth, from Old English hæfþ, hafaþ (“has”), from Proto-Germanic *habaiþi (“has”), equivalent to have + -th. Cognate with Saterland Frisian häd (“has”), West Frisian hat (“has”), Dutch heeft (“has”), Afrikaans het (“has, have”), German Low German hett (“has”), German hat (“has”).

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