doth

«doth» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: does — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

kind

archaic form

modern equivalent

does

part of speech

verb, form of do, third person

meaning for a pupil

Does something, with "he" or "she" or "it" as the subject. tree →

how it differs from today

No longer used; today we say "does."

examples

• And wherefore doth the LORD bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? (Torah NUM.14.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• Under me doth lie Another much richer than I. (More English Fairy Tales) tree →
• The Third Path is the Sanctifying Intelligence, and is the basis of foundation of Primordial Wisdom, which is called the Former of faith, and its roots, Amen; and it is the parent of Faith, from which virtues doth Faith emanate. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →

tests

manual 5; corpora 43 (Torah 29, tales 12, Sefer Yetzirah 2); EWT 0; ratio 4.9 (Torah alone 67.7); Wiktionary no archaic label

In the corpora

• And wherefore doth the LORD bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword?
• He doth execute justice for the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
• Gilead abode beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why doth he sojourn by the ships?
• Then said Jonathan unto David: 'What doth thy soul desire, that I should do it for thee?'
• For Thou art my lamp, O LORD; and the LORD doth lighten my darkness.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «doth» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.