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- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
belong .
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Examples
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Cased in a sheath of tiger-skin, of long blade, handsome and irresistible, and terrible to adversaries, this sword belongeth to Bhimasena.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Of excellent blade and cased in a well-painted sheath, and furnished with a golden hilt, this handsome sword belongeth to the wise Kaurava -- Yudhishthira the just.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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This name belongeth only to the Godhead, and to no creature, no not to the humanity of Christ.
The Practice of Piety: Directing a Christian How to Walk, that He May Please God. d. 1631 1842
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Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth.
Millenium Simulation JDsg 2007
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Orwah,116 who had it of his (grand) father, that the Prophet said, ‘Whoso quickeneth the dead, the dead belongeth to him and is his.’
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“It belongeth to a man hight Ibn al-Ukab, Syndic of the jewellers.”
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"But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil."
Deliver Us from ????: Assembly of God, Part 4 Anne Johnson 2008
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And as soon as she was heated with wine, she put off her petticoat-trousers and lay down on her back; whereupon the bear arose and came up to her and stroked her, whilst she gave him the best of what belongeth to the sons of Adam till he had made an end, when he sat down and rested.
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“Happy she who belongeth to this youth or to whom he belongeth!”
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They abode after this fashion three full told months, which were long and longsome indeed, and every time she made advances to him, he would refuse himself and say, “Whatever belongeth to the master is unlawful to the man.”
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