eth
nounless common spelling of edh
: the letter ð used in Old English to represent either of the fricatives \th\ or \t͟h\ and in Icelandic and some phonetic alphabets to represent the fricative \t͟h\
eth-
combining formDefinition of eth- (Entry 2 of 4)
: ethyl ethene
-eth
verb suffixDefinition of -eth (Entry 3 of 4)
—used to form the archaic third person singular present of verbs doth
-eth
adjective suffixDefinition of -eth (Entry 4 of 4)
— see -th entry 2
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