drinketh

Swallows a beverage

Drinketh is an archaic third-person singular form of drink, used in Early Modern English: He drinketh from the cup.

The -eth ending appears throughout the King James Bible and Shakespeare, now encountered mainly in religious contexts, historical texts, or deliberate archaism.

archaic

quaff

Drink in gulps

sip · gulp · swallow · draught · mead · ale · goblet · chalice · flagon · tankard

Opposites
consumption action

drinketheateth

Archaic verb for dining

linguistic register/era

drinkethdrinks

Liquids for consumption

imbibes · sips · consumes · chugs · guzzles

action

drinkethabstains

Deliberately doesn't partake

thirsts · refuseth · spits · expels · rejects

Phrases
Family

drinker, drinkers

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G