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# consumeth

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

«consumeth» 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

«consumeth» means «consumes», a form of «consume»: (formal) To eat or drink something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/consumeth/#m1)

### Then and now

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

### Examples

- And in the greatness of Thine excellency Thou overthrowest them that rise up against Thee; Thou sendest forth Thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble. (Torah EXO.15.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/consumeth/#x1)

### Note

Today: consumes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «consumeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/consumeth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«consumeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/consumeth.html) on Mova free.