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gettest

verb, old form used with thou

«gettest» 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

«gettest» means «you get», a form of «get»: To get is to receive or be given: get 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 gettest» = «you get».

Examples

Take it home, and when thou gettest there, make to thyself a cattle-pen, and make it strong; then break the egg in the middle of thy cattle-pen, and thou shalt see something. (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) tree →

Note

Today: you get.

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