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gatherest

verb, old form used with thou

«gatherest» 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

«gatherest» means «you gather», a form of «gather»: To gather is to come together in one place as a group. 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 gatherest» = «you gather».

Examples

When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it after thee; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. (Torah DEU.24.21, JPS 1917) tree →
and the feast of harvest, the first-fruits of thy labours, which thou sowest in the field; and the feast of ingathering, at the end of the year, when thou gatherest in thy labours out of the field. (Torah EXO.23.16, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: you gather.

On Mova

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