needest
Archaic second-person lack
Needest is an archaic second-person singular form of need, paired with thou: Thou needest not fear.
Like other -est verb endings, it survives mainly in biblical passages, historical fiction, and deliberately antiquated speech.
thou
Archaic second-person pronoun
hast · dost · shalt · art · ye · wherefore · hither · whither · ere · betwixt
- as neededWhen necessity arises
- not neededWithout purpose here
- needed no introductionRequired no presentation
- citation neededRequest for verification
- needed one's head examinedRequired psychiatric evaluation