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owest

verb, old form used with thou

«owest» 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

«owest» means «you owe», a form of «owe»: To have to pay back money that someone lent you. 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 owest» = «you owe».

Examples

I owe thee naught, and thou owest naught to me; so sit on my back again, and I'll take thee to my master." (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) tree →
“Of that we shall judge later,” said Bagheera, in a dry voice that Mowgli did not at all like. “But here is Kaa to whom we owe the battle and thou owest thy life. (The Jungle Book) tree →

Note

Today: you owe.

On Mova

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