wenteth

verb — 2 senses

wenteth

verb

Etymology went + -eth

1

Archaic, Indicative, Present, Third person third-person singular simple present indicative of wend

  • The light up-ſpringeth, the dew down dingeth, The ſweet lark ſingeth her hours of prime; Phœbus up ſpenteth, joy to reſt wenteth, So loſt is mine intents, and gone’s the time. Elore! Elore! Elore! Elore! I love my luſty love, Elore lo!1776, “Elore lo!”, in Ancient and Modern Scottiſh Songs, Heroic Ballads, Etc., volume 1, second verse (page 308):
2

Alternative, Hypercorrect, Nonstandard, Past, Third person alternative third-person singular past of go

Derived terms
pride wenteth before a fall

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