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welleth

welleth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of well.

Meaning of well

Verb

well (third-person singular simple present wells, present participle welling, simple past and past participle welled)

  1. (intransitive) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.
    • [Blood] welled from out the wound.1697, Virgil, “The Tenth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
  2. (intransitive) To have something seep out of the surface.
    • Her eyes welled with tears.

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Origin of welleth

well + -eth

Questions about welleth

What is welleth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Welleth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of well.

Words near welleth in the dictionary

  1. Wellesley
  2. Wellesley effect
  3. Wellesley Hills
  4. Wellesleyan
  5. wellest
  6. welleth
  7. wellfare
  8. wellfares
  9. wellfield
  10. wellfields
  11. Wellfleet

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