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eateth

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

«eateth» 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

«eateth» means «eats», a form of «eat»: To eat is to put food in your mouth, chew it and swallow it. tree →

Then and now

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

Examples

Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people. (Torah LEV.7.27, JPS 1917) tree →
And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes. (Torah LEV.14.47, JPS 1917) tree →
But every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from his people. (Torah LEV.19.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: eats.

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