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  • verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lack.

Etymologies

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lack + -eth

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Examples

  • One who "committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding," Proverbs tells us, and "he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul" 6:32.

    Michael Gilmour: Anne Bronte's Religious Imagination Michael Gilmour 2012

  • One who "committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding," Proverbs tells us, and "he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul" 6:32.

    Michael Gilmour: Anne Bronte's Religious Imagination Michael Gilmour 2012

  • Then he bade them paint it, and they painted it rarely, so that it was a delight to the beholders; after which Abu Sir went up to the King and told him that they had made an end of building and decorating the Hammam, adding, “There lacketh naught save the furniture.”

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Whoso wandereth the world, for he lacketh him a home.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Then Abu Kir observed, “By Allah, O my comrade, this is a mighty fine Hammam of thine, but there lacketh somewhat in its ordinance.”

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • When I heard these words my vitals were stirred, O Commander of the Faithful, and I was moved to delight, for her excessive loveliness and the beauty of the verses she sang; and I envied her her skill and said, ‘There lacketh somewhat to thee, O damsel!’

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • To a framework lere and lorn that lacketh blood and life,

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Zubaydah kisseth the earth before thee and saith to thee, Thou knowest she hath bidden make this crown, which lacketh a great jewel for its dome-top; and she hath made search among her treasures, but cannot find a jewel of size to suit her mind.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Know that one who lacketh experience in worldly matters readily falleth into misfortune; and whoso considereth not the end keepeth not the world to friend, and the vulgar say: — I was lying at mine ease: nought but my officiousness brought me unease.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Then said she to me, ‘Verily, thou art one of the most pleasant of men, polished, passing well-bred and polite; but there lacketh one thing.’

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

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