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Where does “tosseth” come from?

tosseth (English) comes from English toss, from Middle English tossen — to buffet about, agitate, toss; to sift or winnow.

tosseth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “tosseth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtossA throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial...
2Middle Englishtossento buffet about, agitate, toss; to sift or winnow
Every word from Middle English tossen →