"saith" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: saiths [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} saith (plural saiths)
  1. Alternative form of saithe (“type of fish”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: saithe (extra: type of fish)
    Sense id: en-saith-en-noun-eDIX1M4K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɛθ/, /ˈseɪθ/, /ˈseɪ.əθ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-saith.wav Forms: sayeth [alternative], says [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛθ, -eɪθ, -eɪəθ Etymology: From Old English sæġþ, from seċġan. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|sæġþ}} Old English sæġþ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} saith
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of say Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: say
    Sense id: en-saith-en-verb-0dd10PJE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "ref": ", B. Blake (1836), p.663",
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          "ref": "1850, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Blessed Damozel, ll. 89-90:",
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