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# doeth

verb, form of do, third person

«doeth» 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

Does something, with "he" or "she" or "it" as the subject. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/D/doeth/#m1)

### Then and now

No longer used; today we say "does."

### Examples

- And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also, even his enemies, shall be a possession; while Israel doeth valiantly. (Torah NUM.24.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/D/doeth/#x1)
- Now she was gentle and strong as a wife can be; and from her lips came the words of faith: "Whatever He doeth is right and best." (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/D/doeth/#x2)
- And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any manner of work in that same day, that soul will I destroy from among his people. (Torah LEV.23.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/D/doeth/#x3)

### Note

Today: does.

## On Mova

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