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keepest

verb, old form used with thou

«keepest» 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

«keepest» means «you keep», a form of «keep»: To keep something is to go on having it and not give it away. 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 keepest» = «you keep».

Examples

I hear it of thee, thou keepest far greater state than I. (More English Fairy Tales) tree →

Note

Today: you keep.

On Mova

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