needeth

English

Verb

needeth

  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present form of need

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Etymology

From Middle English neden, from Old English nēodian.

Verb

needeth

  1. needed
    • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, line 23:
      proo'th, y'at wee alane needeth ye giftes o'generale rights,
      proves that we alone stood in need of the enjoyment of common privileges,

References
  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 114
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