wenteth

English

Etymology

went +‎ -eth

Verb

wenteth

  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of wend
    • 1776, “Elore lo!”, in Ancient and Modern Scottiſh Songs, Heroic Ballads, Etc., volume 1, second verse (page 308):
      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!
  2. (nonstandard, pseudo-archaic, hypercorrect) alternative third-person singular past of go

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