hath

See also: haþ and háð

English

Etymology

From Middle English hath, heth, hafth, hefth, from Old English hæfþ, hafaþ (has), from Proto-Germanic *habaiþi (has), equivalent to have + -th. Cognate with Saterland Frisian häd (has), West Frisian hat (has), Dutch heeft (has), Afrikaans het (has, have), German Low German hett (has), German hat (has).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: hăth, IPA(key): /hæθ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -æθ

Verb

hath

  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of have

Synonyms


Irish

Interjection 1

hath!

  1. Alternative form of ha (ha!)

Interjection 2

hath!

  1. Alternative form of huth (huh!)

References


Middle English

Alternative forms

Verb

hath

  1. Third-person singular present indicative form of haven
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