soundeth
verb, old form of «sounds» (he, she, it)
Early Modern English
Meaning
«soundeth» means «sounds», a form of «sound»: Anything you can hear: "the sound of rain". tree →
Then and now
Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he soundeth» = «he sounds».
Examples
- no hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live; when the ram's horn soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.' (Torah EXO.19.13, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today: sounds.
On Mova
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