"persecuteth" meaning in English

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Verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English persecute Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth English persecuteth From persecute + -eth. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|persecute|-eth|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English persecute Proto-Germanic *-ōþi Proto-West Germanic *-ōþ Old English -aþ Middle English -eth English -eth English persecuteth [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" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-eth", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "persecuteth", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="persecuteth"> From persecute + -eth. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} persecuteth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of persecute Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: persecute
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