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stayeth

Meaning of “stayeth”

Third-person singular present form of stay. Sense 1: To remain, wait, stop, or delay. Sense 2: To support, sustain, rely, or rest upon. Sense 3: To restrain or hold back.

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First occurrence: Isaiah 27:8

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Isaiah 27:8
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In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 27:8 · retained source text

In measure when it shooteth foorth, thou wilt debate with it: hee stayeth his rough winde in the day of the East winde.

1611 marginal noteOr, when thou sendest it foorth.

1611 marginal noteOr, when he remoueth it.

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