needeth

Hath want of

Needeth is an archaic third-person singular form of need, using the -eth ending that characterized Early Modern English verbs: He needeth no instruction.

The form appears primarily in biblical and liturgical texts, particularly the King James Bible.

Modern English uses needs instead.

archaic

thou

Archaic second-person pronoun

  • theeSecond-person object, antiquated
  • hastArchaic form of have
  • dostArchaic second-person "do"

shalt · thy · thine · art · ye · verily · forsooth · whence · wherefore · ere

necessity

wanteth

Archaic lacks or desires

survival · sustenance · provisions · staples · basics · fundamentals · vital · crucial · indispensable · imperative

Opposites
grammatical register/temporal period

needethneeds

Essential requirements

requires · wants · lacks · demands · must have

semantic opposition (necessity vs. sufficiency)

needethhath

Archaic possessive verb

Phrases
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needed

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