remainest

verb, old form used with thou

«remainest» 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

«remainest» means «you remain», a form of «remain»: To remain is to stay or still be there after other things have gone or been used: two cakes remain. 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 remainest» = «you remain».

Examples

‘Greeting to thee also,’ answered Arthur. ‘Sit thou between two of my warriors, and thou shalt have minstrels before thee and all that belongs to one born to be a king, while thou remainest in my palace.’ (The Lilac Fairy Book) tree →

Note

Today: you remain.

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