English

Alternative forms

• sayeth
• says (modernly used form)

Verb

saith

1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of say
   • 1611, The Bible, Authorized Version, Exodus 8.i

     And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, B. Blake (1836), p.663

     In this life we have but a glimpse of this beauty and happiness; we shall hereafter, as John saith, see him as he is.

   • 1850, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Blessed Damozel, lines 89-90:

     While every leaf that His plumes touch / Saith His Name audibly.

Anagrams

• Thais
• Tisha

Noun

saith ‎(plural saiths)

1. Alternative spelling of saithe

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh seith, from Proto-Brythonic *seiθ, from Proto-Celtic *sextam, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sai̯θ/

Numeral

saith

1. (cardinal) seven

Mutation