maketh
verb, old form of «makes» (he, she, it)
Early Modern English
Meaning
«maketh» means «makes», a form of «make»: To make is to build, cook or create something: make a cake. tree →
Then and now
Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he maketh» = «he makes».
Examples
- Cursed be he that maketh the blind to go astray in the way. (Torah DEU.27.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- As is the sin-offering, so is the guilt-offering; there is one law for them; the priest that maketh atonement therewith, he shall have it. (Torah LEV.7.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'Speak unto the children of Israel, that they take for Me an offering; of every man whose heart maketh him willing ye shall take My offering. (Torah EXO.25.2, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today: makes.
On Mova
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