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breatheth

verb, old form of «breathes» (he, she, it)

«breatheth» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Early Modern English

Meaning

«breatheth» means «breathes», a form of «breathe»: To breathe is to take air into your body and let it out again. tree →

Then and now

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he breatheth» = «he breathes».

Examples

Howbeit of the cities of these peoples, that the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth, (Torah DEU.20.16, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: breathes.

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