lovest
verb, old form used with thou
Early Modern English
Meaning
«lovest» means «you love», a form of «love»: To care very deeply about someone, like family or close friends. 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 lovest» = «you love».
Note
Today: you love.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «lovest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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