"wenteth" meaning in English

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Verb

Etymology: went + -eth Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|went|eth|nocat=1}} went + -eth Head templates: {{head|en|verb form|cat2=pseudo-archaic third-person singular past tense forms}} wenteth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of wend Tags: archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: wend
    Sense id: en-wenteth-en-verb-spxeI40o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. (nonstandard, pseudo-archaic, hypercorrect) alternative third-person singular past of go Tags: alternative, form-of, hypercorrect, nonstandard, past, singular, third-person Form of: go
    Sense id: en-wenteth-en-verb-Y2kP1KfP Categories (other): English hypercorrections
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pride wenteth before a fall
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