sleepeth

English

Etymology

From sleep +‎ -eth, the archaic third-person singular present tense suffix.

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Verb

sleepeth

1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative of sleep
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 8:52:

     And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.