loveth
verb, old form of «loves» (he, she, it)
Early Modern English
Meaning
«loveth» means «loves», a form of «love»: To care very deeply about someone, like family or close friends. tree →
Then and now
Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he loveth» = «he loves».
Examples
- He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. (Torah DEU.10.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- Yea, He loveth the peoples, all His holy ones — they are in Thy hand; and they sit down at Thy feet, receiving of Thy words. (Torah DEU.33.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it shall be, if he say unto thee: 'I will not go out from thee'; because he loveth thee and thy house, because he fareth well with thee; (Torah DEU.15.16, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today: loves.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «loveth» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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