putteth
verb, old form of «puts» (he, she, it)
Early Modern English
Meaning
«putteth» means «puts», a form of «put»: To put is to move something to a place: put the cup on the table. tree →
Then and now
Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he putteth» = «he puts».
Examples
- And he answered and said: 'Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD putteth in my mouth?' (Torah NUM.23.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.' (Torah EXO.30.33, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Lo, I am come unto thee; have I now any power at all to speak any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.' (Torah NUM.22.38, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today: puts.
On Mova
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