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to doeth

to doeth

3 9.9
Used in older English to say that someone does something
  • verb
  • Archaic
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  • Whatsoever a man doeth, let him do it with all his might.

Examples

  • The wise man doeth good deeds every day.

  • He doeth his duty without complaint.

  • She doeth good works in the name of charity.

  • He doeth what he believes is right.

  • He doeth his duty without complaint.

  • Whatsoever a man doeth, let him do it with all his might.

  • The wise man doeth good deeds every day.

Synonyms

to doth
vsto doeth
  • Archaic
69 9.9

An old English word used with he, she, or it to show present action

has identical meaning but uses a different archaic spelling

Surface Forms

doeth infinitive
do infinitive
doeth third person singular
does third person singular

Morphology

doeth = do (semi-transparent) = do + eth

The relation to 'do' is clear, but '-eth' is an archaic, non-productive third-person singular inflection unfamiliar to most modern learners.

Etymology

The word doeth is an old form of the verb do with the ending -eth, an older way to show 'he/she/it' does something, like our modern does. So when you see doeth in old books it simply means 'does' or 'acts' in the present.