Meanings
verb
- hypercorrectnonstandardpseudo-archaic(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of may.
Origin
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.
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APA
mighteth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mighteth
MLA
“mighteth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mighteth. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mighteth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mighteth.
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