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# dresseth

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

«dresseth» 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

«dresseth» means «dresses», a form of «dress»: A piece of clothing that covers the body from the shoulders down to the legs, in one piece, often worn by girls and women. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/D/dresseth/#m1)

### Then and now

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

### Examples

- And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices; every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it. (Torah EXO.30.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/D/dresseth/#x1)

### Note

Today: dresses.

## On Mova

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