belongeth
verb, old form of «belongs» (he, she, it)
Early Modern English
Meaning
«belongeth» means «belongs», a form of «belong»: To belong to someone is to be owned by them. tree →
Then and now
Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he belongeth» = «he belongs».
Examples
- Behold, unto the LORD thy God belongeth the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that therein is. (Torah DEU.10.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- In the year of jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongeth. (Torah LEV.27.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the LORD shall make a division between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that belongeth to the children of Israel.' (Torah EXO.9.4, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today: belongs.
On Mova
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