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# eateth

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

«eateth» 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

«eateth» means «eats», a form of «eat»: To eat is to put food in your mouth, chew it and swallow it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/E/eateth/#m1)

### Then and now

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

### Examples

- Whosoever it be that eateth any blood, that soul shall be cut off from his people. (Torah LEV.7.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/E/eateth/#x1)
- And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes. (Torah LEV.14.47, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/E/eateth/#x2)
- But every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the holy thing of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from his people. (Torah LEV.19.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/E/eateth/#x3)

### Note

Today: eats.

## On Mova

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