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seekest

verb, old form used with thou

«seekest» 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

«seekest» means «you seek», a form of «seek»: To seek means to look for something or someone. 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 seekest» = «you seek».

Examples

And the man asked him, saying: 'What seekest thou?' (Torah GEN.37.15, JPS 1917) tree →
‘Is it thou that seekest my daughter?’ (The Lilac Fairy Book) tree →
Said Yspathaden Penkawr, "Is it thou that seekest my daughter?" (Celtic Fairy Tales) tree →

Note

Today: you seek.

On Mova

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