stoodest
verb, old form used with thou (past)
Early Modern English
Meaning
«stoodest» means «you stood», a form of «stand»: To stand is to be on your feet with your body upright. 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 stoodest» = «you stood».
Examples
- And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD: 'I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me; now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back.' (Torah NUM.22.34, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Today: you stood.
On Mova
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