shewed
verb, past tense of shew
Early Modern English
Meaning
Let someone see something, or made something plain, in the past. tree →
Then and now
Old spelling of showed; today we write showed. The sentences use the same sense.
Examples
- He was shewed up stairs into the King's apartment, and, making a low reverence, said to him: (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault) tree →
- For He shewed the combination of these letters, each with the other; Aleph with all, and all with Aleph; Beth with all, and all with Beth. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- And here is the finger with the ring.’ And with these words the bride drew forth the finger and shewed it to the assembled guests. (Grimms' Fairy Tales) tree →
Note
Today: showed.
On Mova
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