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# moveth

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

«moveth» 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

«moveth» means «moves», a form of «move»: To move is to go from one place to another, or to change position. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/M/moveth/#m1)

### Then and now

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

### Examples

- every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, whatsoever moveth upon the earth, after their families; went forth out of the ark. (Torah GEN.8.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/M/moveth/#x1)
- “Rejoice in thy growth!” said the Sunbeams. “Rejoice in thy vigorous growth, and in the fresh life that moveth within thee!” (Andersen's Fairy Tales) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/M/moveth/#x2)
- This is the law of the beast, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that swarmeth upon the earth; (Torah LEV.11.46, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/M/moveth/#x3)

### Note

Today: moves.

## On Mova

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