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to sayeth

to sayeth

1 9.9
To tell something in old Bible-style language
  • verb
  • Archaic
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  • And he sayeth unto them, the wicked shall be punished!
  • thus sayeth

But, and so she says, dad didn't ride bikes.

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Examples

  • And he sayeth unto them, the wicked shall be punished!

  • He can now leaveth but he chooses to stay, and furthermore I do not believe it who he sayeth he is-eth.

  • And he sayeth unto Perky, the numbers 2, 5, and/or 7 are an abomination and should never be used in an internet forum name, so sayeth the Lord. - Penguins 22, chapter 3, verse 8

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  • In old tales, the prophet sayeth that good shall triumph over evil.

  • The king sayeth his decree must be obeyed by all subjects.

Synonyms

to saith
vsto sayeth
  • Archaic
8 9.9

An old word used in stories when a person speaks

has the same meaning but uses a different archaic spelling

Surface Forms

sayeth infinitive
saying present participle
sayeths third person singular
said past
said past participle

Morphology

sayeth = say (transparent) = say + eth

The archaic inflection '-eth' straightforwardly marks third-person singular present of 'say', so the meaning is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

The word sayeth is an old form of say that means 'says'. The ending -eth was used in older English to mark 'he/she/it', so a helpful way to remember it is to read sayeth as 'he/she says' in a story or poem.