doth
verb, form of do, third person
Early Modern English
Meaning
Does something, with "he" or "she" or "it" as the subject. tree →
Then and now
No longer used; today we say "does."
Examples
- And wherefore doth the LORD bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? (Torah NUM.14.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Under me doth lie Another much richer than I. (More English Fairy Tales) tree →
- The Third Path is the Sanctifying Intelligence, and is the basis of foundation of Primordial Wisdom, which is called the Former of faith, and its roots, Amen; and it is the parent of Faith, from which virtues doth Faith emanate. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
Note
Today: does.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «doth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «doth» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.
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