hath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of have
noun
  1. Alternative form of hauth (“unit of measure”).

Pronunciation

/hæθ/ en-us-hath.ogg /həθ/

Word forms

hath hathe haths

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”).

Synonyms

has

Related words

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