findest
verb, old form used with thou
Early Modern English
Meaning
«findest» means «you find», a form of «find»: To find is to see or get something you were looking for, or by chance: find a coin. 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 findest» = «you find».
Examples
- With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, he shall not live; before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee.' — For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. — (Torah GEN.31.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- Page 64: Added closing double-quote (handkerchief thou findest there, and throw it in front of =me."= He drew it out and flung it) (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) tree →
- "Look into my right ear," said the bullock, "draw out the little handkerchief thou findest there, and throw it in front of me." He drew it out and flung it, and before them stood a bridge. (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) tree →
Note
Today: you find.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «findest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «findest» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.
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