wenteth

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A form of wend — To direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way.

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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of wend

    The light up-ſpringeth, the dew down dingeth, The ſweet lark ſingeth her hours of prime; Phœbus up ſpenteth, joy to reſt wenteth, So loſt is mine intents, and gone’s the time. Elore! Elore! Elore! Elore! I love my luſty love, Elore lo!

    1776, “Elore lo!”, in Ancient and Modern Scottiſh Songs, Heroic Ballads, Etc., volume 1, second verse (page 308)
  2. alternativehypercorrectnonstandardpastsingularthird personpseudo-archaicalternative third-person singular past of go

Origin

From went + -eth. Sense 2 is a pseudo-loan from Middle English derived from went + -eth, an incorrect application of the archaic marker of the third-person singular present tense (-eth) to the past tense form of the verb to go.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

whetten
Cite this entry
APA

wenteth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wenteth

MLA

“wenteth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wenteth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wenteth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wenteth.

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