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to doth

to doth

7 9.9
An old English word used with he, she, or it to show present action
  • verb
  • /dʌθ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : hace
  • And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof; but he that doth the will of God abideth forever.
  • Christ doth

That which is seen hath not come from that which doth appear the source of everything.

Examples

  • When it doth, it is a comforter.

    The Tempest (2010)

  • This lanthorn doth the horned moon present--

    Return with Honor (1999)

  • Come when the king doth to my lady come.

    Love's Labour's Lost (2000)

  • Thus, arm in arm, the king and he doth march.

    Edward II (1991)

  • And for his sheep He doth us take -

    Cromwell (1970)

  • The thought of our past years in me doth breed.

    Blog text (13)

  • Cyrgon doth command; he doth not follow.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • And lo, doth the world remain in their debt, then and forevermore.

    Blog text (11)

  • He slept no more than doth the nightingale.

    Blog text (19)

  • When the sun doth rise, the birds begin to sing.

Synonyms

to doeth
vsto doth
  • Archaic
9.9

Used in older English to say that someone does something

is the same form but spelled in a different archaic variant

Surface Forms

doth infinitive
doth present participle
doth third person singular
did past
done past participle

Etymology

The word doth is an old-fashioned form of do used with 'he', 'she', or 'it', so it means the same as modern does. Think of doth as the old way to say 'does', which is why you find it in poems and plays.