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

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speak +‎ -eth

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Examples

  • If he wisheth always to live, he must always keep silent, and suffer God alone to speak, for what God speaketh, that is life.

    The Following of Christ. c. 1300-1361 1910

  • Then no word speaketh Gunnar, but taketh his hand in his hand,

    The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs William Morris 1865

  • Then no word speaketh Gunnar, but taketh his hand in his hand,

    The Story of Sigurd the Volsung William Morris 1865

  • And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come -- In Mark the language is awfully strong, "hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation" (Mr 3: 20) -- or rather, according to what appears to be the preferable though very unusual reading, "in danger of eternal guilt" -- a guilt which he will underlie for ever.

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • 32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

    Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721

  • David also describeth -- "speaketh," "pronounceth." the blessedness of the man unto whom the Lord imputeth righteousness without works -- whom, though void of all good works, He, nevertheless, regards and treats as righteous.

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • DakotaMan, dost thou speaketh this strange language?

    Ah dunno. 2010

  • To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

    Seek Her As Silver 2009

  • To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

    Archive 2009-03-01 2009

  • DakotaMan, dost thou speaketh this strange language?

    Ah dunno. 2010

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