"continueth" meaning in English

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Verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English continue Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth English continueth From continue + -eth. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|continue|-eth<id:third-person singular>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English continue Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth English continueth [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ōþ", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-aþ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-eth", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-eth", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "continueth", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="continueth"> From continue + -eth., {{ety|en|:af|continue|-eth<id:third-person singular>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin contin(eō) Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin continuus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin continuō Old French continuerbor. Middle English continuen English continue Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth English continueth From continue + -eth. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} continueth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of continue Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: continue
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