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What does this word means? anyone ? thanks

2007-07-05 02:49:11 · 5 answers · asked by shinvash 1 in Society & Culture Languages

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"is enough"
From the old English word "to suffice" (still in use, particularly in expressions such as "suffice it to say"), meaning "to be enough".

2007-07-05 02:52:25 · answer #1 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1 1

Hi there!

'Sufficeth' was the third person of 'suffice'; it sufficeth means that 'it is enough' or 'it is adequate.' -th turned to -s in Modern English. Until around 1650, English had a more complicated form of verb conjugation, whose endings are similar to modern German:

I take
thou take-st
he/she take-th
we take
you take
they take

Best wishes,

Cs.

2007-07-05 10:14:25 · answer #2 · answered by carnation-soul 5 · 0 0

"It sufficeth" would mean the same as "it suffices," or "it is enough."

The "th" eventually became an "s." For example, "The King cometh," would now be "the King comes."

2007-07-05 10:02:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I suspect that what you are hearing is not "sufficeth" -- which would be an antiquated form of English -- but "Suffice it" as in "Suffice it to say...." which means "Let it be sufficient to say..."

2007-07-05 10:43:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

It's an old- fashioned word for "it's enough".

2007-07-05 09:57:02 · answer #5 · answered by steiner1745 7 · 0 0

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