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lacketh

verb, old form of «lacks» (he, she, it)

«lacketh» 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

«lacketh» means «lacks», a form of «lack»: To lack means not to have something, or not to have enough of it. tree →

Then and now

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he lacketh» = «he lacks».

Examples

and they said unto Moses: 'Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war that are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us. (Torah NUM.31.49, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: lacks.

On Mova

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