sendeth
verb, old form of «sends» (he, she, it)
Early Modern English
Meaning
«sendeth» means «sends», a form of «send»: To send is to make something go to another place or person, like a letter, a parcel or a message. tree →
Then and now
Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he sendeth» = «he sends».
Examples
- and the latter husband hateth her, and writeth her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife; (Torah DEU.24.3, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today: sends.
On Mova
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