beeth
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English bith, from Old English biþ. See be + -eth.
Verb
beeth
- (obsolete) third-person singular simple present indicative of be.
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Pluralization of booth on the pattern of Germanic strong declension nouns such as goose → geese, tooth → teeth, foot → feet, and the similarly jocularly-formed shoop → sheep.
Noun
beeth
Anagrams
Yola
Etymology
From Middle English beth, from Old English biþ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biːθ/
Verb
beeth
- is
- Synonym: is
- 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 114, lines 9-11:
- Yn ercha an aul o' while yt beeth wi gleezom o' core th' oure eyen dwytheth apan ye Vigere o'dicke Zouvereine, Wilyame ee Vourthe,
- In each and every condition it is with joy of heart that our eyes rest upon the representative of that Sovereign, William IV.,
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114