draweth
verb, old form of «draws» (he, she, it)
Early Modern English
Meaning
«draweth» means «draws», a form of «draw»: To draw means to make a picture or shape with a pencil, pen or crayon. tree →
Then and now
Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he draweth» = «he draws».
Examples
- And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, that they may keep their priesthood; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death.' (Torah NUM.3.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up; and the common man that draweth nigh shall be put to death. (Torah NUM.1.51, JPS 1917) tree →
- When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets; (Torah DEU.25.11, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today: draws.
On Mova
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