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# hangeth

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

«hangeth» 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

«hangeth» means «hangs», a form of «hang»: To hang is to put something up so it is held from above, like a coat on a hook. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/H/hangeth/#m1)

### Then and now

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

### Examples

- "See, see, she hangeth by the throte, and therefor she speaketh not," saide others; "and the beast flieth not like a beast;" so she opened her mouth and "pashte hir all to pieces." (Indian Fairy Tales) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/H/hangeth/#x1)

### Note

Today: hangs.

## On Mova

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