Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
idle .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
idle + -eth
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word idleth.
Examples
-
All the day long he idleth away his time with the sons of the quarter, vagabonds like himself, and his father (O regret of me!) died not save of dolor for him.
Tehran Winter Naipaul, V.S. 1981
-
All the day he idleth about with the boys of the street, vagabonds like himself, and his father (O my grief!) died only of grieving over him.
Appendix. The Story of ‘Ala-ed-Din and the Wonderful Lamp: Paras. 1-24. 1909
-
All the day long he idleth away his time with the sons of the quarter, vagabonds like himself, and his father (O regret of me!) died not save of dolour for him.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.