wenteth en · VERB
Etymology
From went + -eth. Sense 2 is a pseudo-loan from Middle English derived from went + -eth, an incorrect application of the archaic marker of the third-person singular present tense (-eth) to the past tense form of the verb to go.
Meanings
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(archaic, form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of wend
form of wend
The light up-ſpringeth, the dew down dingeth, The ſweet lark ſingeth her hours of prime; Phœbus up ſpenteth, joy to reſt wenteth, So loſt is mine intents, and gone’s the time. Elore! Elore! Elore! Elore! I love my luſty love, Elore lo!
1776, “Elore lo!”, in Ancient and Modern Scottiſh Songs, Heroic Ballads, Etc., volume 1, second verse (page 308):
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(alternative, form-of, hypercorrect, nonstandard, past, qualifier:pseudo-archaic, singular, third-person) alternative third-person singular past of go
form of go