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# refuseth

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

«refuseth» 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

«refuseth» means «refuses», a form of «refuse»: To refuse means to say no, or to not do something you are asked to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/R/refuseth/#m1)

### Then and now

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

### Examples

- And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Pharaoh's heart is stubborn, he refuseth to let the people go. (Torah EXO.7.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/R/refuseth/#x1)
- And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said: 'Balaam refuseth to come with us.' (Torah NUM.22.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/R/refuseth/#x2)
- And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak: 'Get you into your land; for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you.' (Torah NUM.22.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/R/refuseth/#x3)

### Note

Today: refuses.

## On Mova

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