useth

«useth» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: uses — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

kind

archaic form

modern equivalent

uses

part of speech

verb, old form of «uses» (he, she, it)

meaning for a pupil

«useth» means «uses», a form of «use»: To use something is to do something with it for a job or purpose: use a pencil to write. tree →

how it differs from today

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he useth» = «he uses».

examples

• There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, (Torah DEU.18.10, JPS 1917) tree →

tests

ending -eth (stem «use», a verb of EWT); corpora 1 (Torah 1, tales 0, Sefer Yetzirah 0); EWT 0; ratio 0.1 (Torah alone 2.3); Wiktionary no archaic label

In the corpora

• Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying: As the mother, so her daughter.
• The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
• The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth impudently.

Trees and pragmatics

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