saith
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /ˈsɛθ/, /ˈseɪθ/, /ˈseɪ.əθ/
Etymology[edit]
Old English sæġþ.
Verb[edit]
saith
- (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of say.
- 1611, The Bible, Authorized Version, Exodus 8.i
- And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
- 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, B. Blake (1836), page 663
- In this life we have but a glimpse of this beauty and happiness; we shall hereafter, as John saith, see him as he is
- 1850, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Blessed Damozel, lines 89-90
- While every leaf that His plumes touch
- Saith His Name audibly.
- 1611, The Bible, Authorized Version, Exodus 8.i
Anagrams[edit]
Noun[edit]
saith (plural saiths)
- Alternative spelling of saithe.
Welsh[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Welsh seith, from Proto-Celtic *sextam, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.
Cardinal number[edit]
saith
- (cardinal) seven
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- English terms derived from Old English
- English archaic terms
- English third-person singular forms
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English alternative forms
- Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Welsh numerals
- cy:Cardinal numbers
