standeth

Holds one's ground

Standeth is an archaic third-person singular form of stand, using the -eth ending that was standard in Early Modern English: He that standeth, let him take heed lest he fall.

The form survives mainly in biblical quotations and deliberate archaism.

Modern English uses stands.

permanence

remaineth

Continues, biblical style

dwelleth · tarry · unmoved · rooted · fixed · anchored · firm · unwavering · constant · immovable

position

riseth

Archaic third-person ascends

among · against · beside · upon · witness · present · stationed · poised · ready · facing

Opposites
physical posture/position

standethsitteth

Archaic sits, remains seated

falleth · sits · lies · yieldeth

temporal/linguistic register

standethstands

Remains upright; tolerates

stand · colloquial speech

motion/stasis

standethmoveth

Archaic "goes" conjugation

goeth · walketh · runneth · falleth · passeth

Family

bystander

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