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carriest

verb, old form used with thou

«carriest» 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

«carriest» means «you carry», a form of «carry»: To carry is to hold something and take it with you. tree →

Then and now

Only the ending is old: -est or -st was the ending used with thou, which today is you with no ending: «thou carriest» = «you carry».

Examples

When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive, (Torah DEU.21.10, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: you carry.

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