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strayeth

strayeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stray.

Meaning of stray

Verb

stray (third-person singular simple present strays, present participle straying, simple past and past participle strayed)

  1. (intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
    • Thames among the wanton valleys strays.1642, John Denham, Cooper's Hill
  2. (intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
  3. (intransitive) To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.
    • November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
      It was a derby that left Manchester United a long way back in Manchester City’s wing-mirrors and, in the worst moments, straying dangerously close to being their own worst...
  4. (transitive) To cause to stray; lead astray.
    • Hath not else his eye / Strayed his affection in unlawful love,c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

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Origin of strayeth

stray + -eth

Questions about strayeth

What is strayeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Strayeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stray.

Words near strayeth in the dictionary

  1. Strayans
  2. strayed
  3. strayer
  4. strayers
  5. strayest
  6. strayeth
  7. Strayhorn
  8. Strayhorns
  9. straying
  10. strayings
  11. straylight

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