knoweth
verb, old form of «knows» (he, she, it)
Early Modern English
Meaning
«knoweth» means «knows», a form of «know»: To know something is to have it in your mind as a fact, because you learned it or were told. tree →
Then and now
Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he knoweth» = «he knows».
Examples
- And he was buried in the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth-peor; and no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. (Torah DEU.34.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- I will gleam like the cloud, gleam in the sunshine of life, look out over the whole like the cloud, and pass away like it, no one knoweth whither." (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) tree →
- or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever his uncleanness be wherewith he is unclean, and it be hid from him; and, when he knoweth of it, be guilty; (Torah LEV.5.3, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today: knows.
On Mova
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