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mighteth

mighteth verb: (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of may.

Verb

mighteth

  1. (hypercorrect, nonstandard, pseudo-archaic) (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of may.

Origin of mighteth

Pseudo-loan from Middle English, derived from might + -eth, an incorrect application of the archaic marker of the third-person singular present tense (-eth) to the present tense form of the verb may.

Questions about mighteth

What does mighteth mean?
Mighteth means (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of may.
What part of speech is mighteth?
Mighteth is a verb.

Words near mighteth in the dictionary

  1. Mighten
  2. mightened
  3. mighteous
  4. mighter
  5. mightest
  6. mighteth
  7. mightful
  8. mightie
  9. mightier
  10. mighties
  11. mightiest

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