"mighteth" meaning in English

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Verb

Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{pseudo-loan|en|enm}} Pseudo-loan from Middle English, {{suffix|en|might|eth|nocat=1}} might + -eth Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} mighteth
  1. (nonstandard, pseudo-archaic, hypercorrect) (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of may. Tags: hypercorrect, nonstandard
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