Definitions

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  • verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cry.

Etymologies

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

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Examples

  • And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

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  • Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

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  • The noise of the whip falling on the pillow and on his person resounded in the still of night and the folk heard it, and amongst others the merchants, and they said, “Whatever can ail the poor fellow, that he crieth and we hear the noise of blows falling on him?”

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Physiologus speaketh of the Panther and saith that he hateth the dragon, and the dragon fleeth him: and when he hath eat enough at full, he hideth him in his den, and sleepeth continually nigh three days, and riseth after three days and crieth, and out of his mouth cometh right good air and savour, and is passing measure sweet: and for the sweetness all beasts follow him.

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  • “O my lord,” answered he, “as often as an hour of the day or night passeth, it pecketh one of its young and crieth out and flappeth its wings, till the four-and-twenty hours are accomplished; and when the month cometh to an end, it will open its mouth and thou shalt see the crescent therein.”

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

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  • Physiologus speaketh of the Panther and saith that he hateth the dragon, and the dragon fleeth him: and when he hath eat enough at full, he hideth him in his den, and sleepeth continually nigh three days, and riseth after three days and crieth, and out of his mouth cometh right good air and savour, and is passing measure sweet: and for the sweetness all beasts follow him.

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  • The Bible actually states, "... the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground."

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  • He used to buy asses and now, if he stand he saith nothing but, My ass! if he sit he crieth, My ass! and if he walk he crieth, My ass!

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • Examine thy heart : see, behold, " Thy kingdom come : " He crieth out to thee, " I come : " dost thou not fear ?

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