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tillest

verb, old form used with thou

«tillest» 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

«tillest» means «you till», a form of «till»: Till means until, up to a time: open from 9 till 5. 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 tillest» = «you till».

Examples

When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth.' (Torah GEN.4.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: you till.

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