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gavest

verb, old form used with thou (past)

«gavest» 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

«gavest» means «you gave», a form of «give»: To give is to let someone have something of yours: give a present. 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 gavest» = «you gave».

Examples

And the man said: 'The woman whom Thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.' (Torah GEN.3.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: you gave.

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